Rainy day street photo: East 119th Street and 2nd Avenue, looking toward the 3rd Avenue elevated. May 11, 1919
Photo source: NYPL Digital Gallery
Welcome to Virtual Italian Harlem! I'm a 2nd generation Italian American. My heritage is 100% Italian, from the regions of Campania and Puglia. I enjoy sharing my knowledge of immigration history and genealogy! My paternal great grandfather came "straight off the boat," from Naples,Italy to East Harlem in 1901. My familial roots called East Harlem, "Home" for over 67 years! I have a Juris Doctor degree in Law from Widener University and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from John Jay College. As for my interests, my specialties are within the areas of Genealogical Research, New York City Urban Sociology, Photography/Digital Enhancement,Photo Restoration/Preservation,and of course,Italian Immigration History! I actively scour the web for any information or resource that I can find on my old neighborhood. Although my family left East Harlem 45 years ago, I will NEVER forget where I came from, and how it shaped me as a person. East Harlem rests within my inner conscience. Always ready to vividly recall a fond memory, or images of it's past. The old neighborhood comes alive through my mind's eye. The family photos that I cherish,seem to magically transition into a living scene! Though long gone, my ancestors spirit and memory are alive and well in the old neighborhood. The tenement windows reflect their image, and those of all the former residents of Italian Harlem... Long live the memory and true essence of Italian East Harlem!
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I lived on 108th street between 2nd and 3rd till I was 12. Love all the memories.I went to St. Ann’s does anyone have any pics
Josephine, my name is Jack and I went to St. Ann’s also in the 50s. Go on to goggle and type in 310 east 110th street and up comes the picture.
I lived on 119 between 1st and 2nd and this is not what it looked like in 1960.
Ok, I’ve done my homework on these photos. After driving down East 119th Street, I realized that the vintage photos from the link I posted, had the wrong location. I suspected that it was between 2nd and 3rd, not 1st and 2nd, and I was right. So now it is up to me to correctly map the location and dates of these 2 photos. Having researched these photos to their original database, the nypl digital archives, the year for both of these photos is 1919. I will correctly state the exact dates on the photos that I posted. Thanks for your input, Cathy. I enjoyed doing the detective work!
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East 119th Street, b/w 2nd and 3rd Avenue. May 11th 1919.