Eric K. WashingtonThe Frog Pond, a small, stately memento of Harlem’s lustrous past.The proliferation of gentleman’s clubs was common to New York society of a century ago, but the Frog Pond at 111 West 132nd Street in…5 min read·Feb 25, 2024----
Eric K. WashingtonWanamaker’s Colored ChorusAround 1909 Philadelphia department store magnate John Wanamaker, an ardent music lover, began publishing The Opera News magazine. But his…3 min read·Feb 19, 2024----
Eric K. WashingtonBert Williams — Harlem and Broadway’s Renowned ‘Nobody’ and EverymanW.C. Fields called him “the funniest man I ever saw, and the saddest man I ever knew.” The funny and sad man in question was…4 min read·Feb 18, 2024----
Eric K. WashingtonJoseph Loth & Company Silk Ribbon MillIn upper Manhattan, a block-long structure hulks like a stalwart old public building. But a faded ad painted in back reveals its delicate…4 min read·Jul 19, 2022----
Eric K. WashingtonPhipps Model Tenements and the Old San Juan Hill CommunityDecades before the nearby Lincoln Center complex opened in the 1960s, the six-story Phipps Model Tenements, at 237–239 West 63rd Street…3 min read·Feb 12, 2022----
Eric K. WashingtonFrom Paris to Harlem, Bartholdi’s Washington and Lafayette statueOn April 19, 1900, a replica of the Lafayette and Washington monument in Paris was unveiled in Harlem, clouded by the shadow of its…5 min read·Feb 11, 2022----
Eric K. WashingtonAN OLD HARLEM MUSIC SCHOOL , AND A BELOVED SONG:Progressive-Era Music School and Civic Center for African American Talent4 min read·Feb 8, 2022----
Eric K. WashingtonPentecost Sunday? — Think Pinkster, Gotham’s famous African holiday you may have never heard of4 min read·May 23, 2021--1--1
