Travel Reference
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Sundays by many who come to
hear the wonderful gospel choir.
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132 West 138th Street, between 7th
Lenox avs
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Map A3
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Sunday services
9am & 11am
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www.abyssinian.org
Marcus Garvey Park
A black nationalist who
encouraged emigration to Africa,
Garvey became a hero of the
Black Pride movement, and the
park's name was changed from
Mount Morris in 1973 to honor
him. It adjoins the Mount Morris
Historical District of handsome
houses and churches from an
earlier, affluent, German-Jewish
era. In the 1920s, as Harlem
became mostly African-American,
the synagogues became churches,
and the houses were divided up.
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West 120th to West 124th streets,
between Lenox & 5th avs
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Map B3
St. Nicholas Historic
District (Strivers' Row)
These fine houses, originally
known as the King Model
Houses, went up in 1891 when
Harlem was a neighborhood for
the gentry. Three architects,
including McKim, Mead, and
White, managed to blend
Renaissance, Georgian, and
Victorian styles and create a
harmonious whole. Successful
African-Americans moved here in
the 1920s and 30s, giving rise to
the nickname Strivers' Row.
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202-250 West 138th Street, between
7th & 8th avs
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Map A3
Studio Museum in Harlem
Opened in 1967 as an artists'
studio, the organization expanded
to become an important center
for work by black artists. A local
bank donated space for the
present building, which opened
in 1982 and has undergone a
major expansion that will add
more gallery space, an enlarged
sculpture garden, an auditorium,
and a café.
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144 West 125th
Street, between 7th & Lenox avs
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Map B3
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Open noon-6pm Wed-Fri,
Sun, 10am-6pm Sat
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Donations
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www.studiomuseum.org
Abyssinian Baptist Church
One of the oldest and most
influential African-American
churches in the U.S. was organ-
ized in 1808 by a group protesting
segregation within the Baptist
church. The congregation became
politically active under such
leaders as congressman Adam
Clayton Powell, Jr. Today the
church is widely attended on
Studio Museum, Harlem
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