This neighborhood is a hidden gem in Manhattan, Edgecombe Avenue, Sugar Hill, Washington Heights. The write up below was written by David A Gonzalez and appeared in the NY Times on January 22, 2010. This is part of the history of NYC. “New York is a city of blocks, each with its own history, customs and characters. Yet from these small stages spring large talents. Anyone who doubts that need look no further than a stretch of Edgecombe Avenue perched on a bluff near 155th Street. It was part of Sugar Hill, the neighborhood of choice for elegant black musicians, dapper actors, successful professionals and those who aspired to be like them. A red-brick tower at 409 Edgecombe was home to Thurgood Marshall, W. E. B. DuBois and Aaron Douglas, who has been called “the father of black American art.” A few blocks farther north, the building at 555 Edgecombe burst with musical talent: Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins, Lena Horne and others. Right before and after World War II, when discrimination and segregation were commonplace, young people in Sugar Hill saw success stride by on the streets where they played tag and stickball.” https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/23/nyregion/23sugarhill.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share . . . . #nytimes #washingtonheights #washingtonheightsny #sugarhill #edgecombeavenue #edgecombe #hotbedoftalent #nyc #nyc🗽#manhattan #nyclife #nyclifestyle #scenefromnyc #newyorker #newyorkcity #newyorkny #212 #citywhereilive #touristinmycity #citywhereilivein #thecitywhereilive #newyorkcitylife #newyorkcityphotos #nycmanofmanytalents #washingtonheights #scenefromny #nycphotography #nycphoto #localtouristnyc (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7FvNc0n6Fn/?igshid=qyltqu7citts
