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MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS
AND HARLEM

Harlem has been at the heart of African- prettiest blocks in the city. Morningside
American culture since the 1920s, when Heights, near the Hudson River, is home to
poets, activists, and jazz musicians came Columbia University and two of the city’s
together during the Harlem Renaissance. finest churches. Hamilton Heights is further
Today, the neighborhood is home to fabulous uptown – primarily a residential area, it also
West African eateries, Sunday gospel choirs, contains a Federal-style historic mansion and
a vibrant local jazz scene, and some of the the City College of New York.

Sights at a Glance
Historic Streets and Buildings Museums and Galleries Churches
1 Columbia University w Schomburg Center for Research 4 Cathedral of St. John the Divine
2 St. Paul’s Chapel into Black Culture pp220–21
3 Low Library y Studio Museum in Harlem 5 Riverside Church
6 Grant’s Tomb u Mount Morris Historic District q Abyssinian Baptist Church
7 City College of the City University o Museo del Barrio Parks and Squares
of New York Famous Theaters
8 Hamilton Grange National i Marcus Garvey Park
Memorial e Harlem YMCA Landmark Restaurants
9 Hamilton Heights Historic District t Apollo Theater r Sylvia’s
0 St. Nicholas Historic District 145th St
A.B.C.D
W 145TH STREET
W 144TH ST
A M S T E R D A M A V E N U E PARK 135th St WEST 140TH STREET
0 meters 500 HAMILTON PLACE
137th St-
0 yards 500 City College C O N V E N T A V E N U E
1 ST NICHOLAS ST NICHOLAS AVE EDGECOMBE AVE WEST 142ND STREET
WEST 135TH ST
WEST 133RD ST
B.C
River 9A RIVERSIDE DRIVE WEST 125th St 1 WEST 129TH ST ST NICHOLAS TERRACE W 135TH ST
WEST 138TH STREET
ST NICHOLAS AVE
WEST 137TH STREET
PARKWAY A V E N U E B R O A D W A Y (MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR BLVD) FREDERICK DOUGLASS BLVD (EIGHTH AVE) (SEVENTH AVENUE) 135th St
MALCOLM X BOULEVARD (LENOX AVE)
2.3
WEST 126TH ST
RIVERSIDE PARK
Hudson HENRYHUDSON RIVERSIDE DR C L A R E M O N T W 123RD ST 125th St W 128TH STREET F I F T H A V E N U E
WEST 125TH ST
WEST 132ND STREET
A.B.C.D
ADAM CLAYTON POWELL, JR BOULEVARD
W 130TH STREET
P A R K A V E N U E
SQUARE
116th St- W 120TH ST ROOSEVELT W E S T 1 2 5 T H M A D I S O N A V E N U E
MORNINGSIDE AVENUE
Columbia University MORNINGSIDE AVENUE 125th St
1 A M S T E R D A M AV E N U E MORNINGSIDE DRIVE 116th St W 122ND ST 2.3
W 126TH STREET
AFRICAN
WEST 114TH ST
SQUARE S T R E E T
Cathedral WEST 112TH ST B.C WEST 118TH ST
WEST 120TH ST
MANHATTAN WEST 115TH STREET
Parkway PARK WEST 116TH STREET
ST NICHOLAS
1
M A D I S O N A V E N U E
CATHEDRAL PARKWAY
2.3
110th St- WEST 112TH ST AVENUE 116th St
Cathedral Parkway F I F T H A V E N U E
B.C
Central Park North-
110th St P A R K A V E N U E
2.3
Restaurants see pp302–4
CENTRAL PARK NORTH
1 Amy Ruth’s
2 Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
3 Harlem Shake EAST
4 Red Rooster 106TH ST
5 Sisters Cuisine
6 Sylvia’s
See also Street Finder maps 19–21
Harlem’s most famous landmark, the Apollo Theater For keys to symbols see back flap
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