Home to Harlem hosts pages of Harlem dining, Harlem entertainment, Harlem art, Harlem real estate, & Harlem business listings. Lots of pictures of Harlem landmarks & Harlem archictecture, + biorgraphies of Harlem notables complete the site. Home To Harlem is the title of a book written by Claude McKay in 1928. Jake, the main character, couldn't wait to get home from W.W.I & experience the thrill of Harlem & Them tantalising brown legs! E x p e r i e n c e I t f o r Y o u r s e l f ! Tourists from all over the world come to experience the vitality & majesty that makes this stretch of Harlem New York City from 96th street to 157th street the acknowledge capital of Black culture. N o t a b l e L a n d m a r k s! You can visit the Harlem home of the renowned author and poet, Langston Hughes; the Harlem home of Alexander Hamilton in majestic Hamilton Heights; and some of the most beautiful architecture in New York City. N o t a b l e P e o p l e! Do you know what Houdini, Josephine Baker, Colin Powell, and Ron Brown have in common? Look in Harlem Notables for biographies on the many individuals who contributed to Harlem's vitality and notoriety. H a r l e m M e a n s B u s i n e s s! The Home To Harlem business directory lists the address and phone of every establishment in Harlem, sorted by catagory. A brief description of what you will find as well as hours of operation are included. W h e r e ' s t h e P a r t y ? The Home To Harlem Dining and Entertainment section is here to guide you to the varied Harlem theaters, Harlem restaurants, Harlem clubs, Harlem bars and lounges that make Harlem night life sizzle. C u l t u r a l l y S p e a k i n g! The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, located on 135th street in Harlem is continuing their mission of preserving and providing access to over 5,000,000 pictures, manuscripts, and sounds documenting black life. A r t. The Studio Museum in Harlem is the premier fine arts institution displaying arts and artifacts of Black America and the African Diaspora. W a n t M o r e ? Visit the many Harlem art galleries, Harlem houses of worship, and The Black Fashion Museum. Among the items you'll find here is an original dress made for President Lincoln's wife. P l e a s e C o m e A g a i n. Home To Harlem is continuosly changing, but you will always receive a warm welcome Home To Harlem."
The biography of these Harlem notables are listed: Houdini, Josephine Baker, Colin Powell, Ron Brown, Aaron Douglas, Alexander Hamilton, Althea Gibson, A. Philip Randolph, Carroll M. Boyd, Charles E. Toney, Clarence Cameron White, Claude McKay, Colin Powell, Countee Cullen, C. Luckeyth (Luckey) Roberts, Dennis Edwards, Jr., Edward Boyd, Elizabeth Catlett, Ella Fitzgerald, Elmer A. Carter, Eunice Hunton Carter, Harry G. Bragg, Harry Houdini, James Hubert (Eubie Blake), James H. Robinson, Jimmie Lunceford, Josephine Carson, Julius C. (Jules) Bledsoe, Langston Hughes, Leonard De Paur, Luther Robinson, Malcom X, Marvel Cooke, Matthew Henson, May Edward Chinn, M. Moran Weston, Noble Sissle, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ronald Brown, Roy Wilkins, Shirley Lola Graham Du Bois, Thurgood Marshall, Walter Francis White, William Patterson, William Stanley Braithwaite, William T. Andrews, and W.E.B. Du Bois.
The Harlem Landmarks section features historical information about Striver Row, 409 Edgcombe avenue, The Loth Ribbon factory, Grahman Court, Hamilton Heights and the summer home of Alexander Hamilton, Sylvan Terrace, and the famous Renaissance Ballroom.
Touring Harlem has never been easier. Visit the Home To Harlem Daily Itinerary section for detailed destinations for several hours of independent touring of Harlem.
The Home To Harlem real estate section contains listings of Harlem Brownstones, Harlem Apartments, Harlem Office space, and other commercial property in Harlem New York.
You'll find almost every church or house of worship listed in the Home To Harlem culture section, as well as Harlem schools, Harlem museums specializing in African art and the African American Diaspora, and Harlem art galleries.
The Harlem business directory lists Harlem Travel agencies, Government agencies, Harlem Medical offices, Harlem doctors, Harlem dentists, Harlem R&B and Jazz Music stores, Harlem clothing stores, Harlem bars and lounges, and Harlem restaurants, just to name a few of the uptown establishments.
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