These street signs, marked with the names of great African Americans, recall Harlem’s rich history.
With its extraordinary past and cultural institutions such as the Apollo Theater, Harlem has become a tourist spot. In Harlem, we took pictures of everything from cultural institutions to stores to row houses. Despite its harsh and stereotypical reputation, our group took notice of Harlem’s welcoming environment.
Jacquetta Baker, Brian Honsberger, Rey Tac-an and Tricia Sartori photographed Harlem in Nick Kline’s class at Rutgers-Newark. Posted January 2006.
