Hi all:

Hope you enjoyed your walking tours today. I was with the 125th group and we saw a number of interesting things– things mentioned on the Walking Tour Map that Professor Gardner handed out. If you haven’t looked at that map, be sure to go back and read through the information there. We learned that Emma Goldman‘s office was on 125th street, that a historic Turkish bath house is now for rent, and that Eugene McCabe is not the Irish playwright, but rather the founder of North General Hospital. We also saw the beautiful ode to Picasso by De La Vega.

Also, this blog seems to have a number of interesting posts about recent developments in East Harlem, particularly renovated buildings and rental costs (sometimes even offers a peak inside those buildings): http://harlembespoke.blogspot.com/

And, this map entitled Place Matters is quite interesting now that you have seen the neighborhood: http://placematters.net/ESRImap/index.html 

Be sure to start uploading your photos– instructions are posted on the blog already. If you have any trouble, email me.

Best,
Karen