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…Feb 25Feb 25
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…Feb 19Feb 19
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…Feb 18Feb 18
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…Jul 19, 2022Jul 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…Feb 12, 2022Feb 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…Feb 11, 2022Feb 11, 2022
Eric K. WashingtonAN OLD HARLEM MUSIC SCHOOL , AND A BELOVED SONG:Progressive-Era Music School and Civic Center for African American TalentFeb 8, 2022Feb 8, 2022
Eric K. WashingtonPentecost Sunday? — Think Pinkster, Gotham’s famous African holiday you may have never heard ofMay 23, 20211May 23, 20211
