We love Harlem Homer Lusk Collyer (November 6, 1881 – March 21, 1947) and Langley Wakeman Collyer (October 3, 1885 – c. March 9, 1947), known as the Collyer brothers. Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: Columbia University
NY Landmarks Conservancy Salutes COVID Heroes At Living Landmarks Gala 2020
On October 29, 2020, The New York Landmarks Conservancy will host its 27th Living Landmarks Celebration honoring: Joyce B. Cowin, Continue Reading →
Harlem’s Schomburg Center Announces 2020-21 Fellows Scholars-In-Residence
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is pleased to announce its 2020-21 fellows for its Scholars-in-Residence program. Continue Reading →
Carpenters Union And Electeds Press Conference Demanding Columbia And Others Support Workers
Today, the New York City & Vicinity District Council of Carpenters (NYCDCC) and elected officials held a press conference to demand Trident General Contracting and Columbia University support workers. Continue Reading →
Old Broadway Synagogue In Harlem, New York 1923
Old Broadway Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in the Manhattanville in Harlem in New York City incorporated in 1911 under the name Chevra Talmud Torah Anshei Marovi, by an immigrant named Morris Schiff. Continue Reading →
Casa Italiana Mussolini’s Italian Renaissance Meets The Harlem Renaissance 1926
Casa Italiana is a building of Columbia University located at 1161 Amsterdam Avenue between West 116th and 118th Streets in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Harlem, New York. Continue Reading →
The Legendary St. Paul’s Chapel In Harlem NY 1903 –
St. Paul’s Chapel, on the Morningside Heights campus of Columbia University in Harlem, New York, is an Episcopal church built in 1903-07 and designed by I. N. Phelps Stokes, of the firm of Howells & Stokes. Continue Reading →