Ok, I now invite you to Central Harlem. These photos were taken in October of 2006. Harlem is a big neighborhood and every day is becoming more expensive. Alot of the poor people, who used to lived in Harlem in the 70's to the 90's, are moving out because is getting too expensive to live there. For many who are on some sort of rent control find themselves lucky to live there, but for many who can't have that option, they have to move out. The new people moving in have more money. Many of the abandon buildings are getting fix-up and there is alot of new construction all over the place. Well I really enjoy Harlem and I hope that you do aswell. :)


Harlem

A Mecca for African-American culture and life for more than a century, Harlem started out as Nieuw Haarlem, a prosperous Dutch farming settlement. By the turn of the 20th century, black New Yorkers started moving uptown into Harlem's apartment buildings and town houses. The neighborhood prospered and by the 1920s, Harlem had become the most famous black community in the United States, perhaps in the whole world. The Harlem Renaissance, generally regarded as occuring between 1919 and 1929, was Harlem's golden era, when local writers such as Zora Neale Hurston, W.E.B. DuBois, Langston Hughes, and Ralph Ellison achieved literary recognition. The Depression hit hard here, but happily, today the neighborhood is well on the way to new glory days: Young people and families are moving into the newly restored brownstone and limestone buildings, and the combination of architectural treasures, crackling vitality (even Bill Clinton chose Harlem for his post-presidential office!), great music and culture, and honest-to-goodness, lip-smacking soul food make Harlem a must-see destination. Harlem is safe to explore on your own but there are a number of tour companies that will happily show you around.

http://www.nycvisit.com/content/index.cfm?pagePkey=435

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NYC is amazing! Harlem is having a renaissance but so are many parts of NYC and other large cities including Sydney's poorer neighbourhoods. I really love the architecture of NYC. So much interesting things to look at, wow!

I am glad you enjoy it. Thanks. :)

Very cool thread krull. Thanks.

I love these threads! Great pics all round and a very useful history lesson to boot!
Thanks.

What is it with New York City and Lincoln Town Cars? I've really enjoyed these threads with the walking tours and it is a gorgeous city, but the amount of Town Cars is amazing! I figured that since it's such a dense city that they would be driving smaller cars. Also love the classic yellow cabs.