While many still associate Harlem with its latter-day role as an African-American utopia, and later, ghetto, many overlook the history of the affluent neighborhood written in brick and mortar. One may even be tempted to argue that the gentrification of Harlem is rewriting the neighborhood’s history from within––and in a sense returning it to its opulent roots.
Read “Resurrection of a Brownstone” on The New York Inquirer
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joe
January 12, 2007
Interesting observation,
The gentrification of Harlem is rewriting the neighborhood’s history from within––and in a sense returning it to its opulent roots.
These brownstones where origionally built for Manhattans well heeled families.
reefinyateef
January 12, 2007
It really bugs me that you have to shell out a million bucks to snag one of these …