The Legendary Southern Syncopated Orchestra, Founded By Strivers Row Resident Will Marion Cook, 1919-1921

Southern Syncopated Orchestra (SSO), 1919-1921, was established first in the U.S. as the New York Syncopated Orchestra based in Harlem. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: . You can revoke your consent to receive emails at…

Strivers Row

Strivers’ Row is three rows of townhouses in western Harlem, in the New York City borough of Manhattan on West 138th and West 139th between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Frederick Douglass Boulevard. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are…

Striver’s Row House Seeks In Harlem $3.75M

NY Curbed reports that a little more than a year ago, a 3,900-square-foot townhouse on Striver’s Row (West 138th and 139th streets between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Frederick Douglass Boulevard) sold for $2.9 million, breaking the sale record for the historic block. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use.…

Strivers Art Circuit, Self-guided walking Tour of Harlem Art

The tour is for public viewing and selling of work, consisting of art studios and venues in the Strivers Row corridor, this Circuit is a collaboration created to develop a hub of arts activity and thereby gain increased visibility and exposure for SAC participants. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use.…

Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry, “Stepin Fetchit,” The Rise And Fall Of The First Black Super Star, 1902 – 1985

By HWM Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry, better known as Stepin Fetchit, was a groundbreaking figure in American entertainment. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: . You can revoke your consent to receive emails…