tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post5873797173997572411..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Boro HotelJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-8626846709604479042008-09-12T14:33:00.000-04:002008-09-12T14:33:00.000-04:00THANK YOU FOR THE KIND WORDS I CAME BACK TO NY AND...THANK YOU FOR THE KIND WORDS I CAME BACK TO NY AND WALKED DOWN 125TH TO SEE THIS AREA COMPLETELY GONE. I NOW WORK IN HARLEM AND CAN RECALL MANY MEMORIES OF LIFE ON THE CORNER OF 125TH AND 5TH AS A YOUNG GIRL WITH MY GRAND FATHER, GRAND MOTHER AND ALSO MY MOM WHO HAD A SHOE STORE ON THE CORNER ALONG WITH THE LA FAMILLE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-34765555387445411882008-09-12T14:12:00.000-04:002008-09-12T14:12:00.000-04:00to the granddaughter of mr. and mrs. james, thank ...to the granddaughter of mr. and mrs. james, thank you for writing in. any time you'd like to share those memories of la famille, please do. i'm sure people would be interested in hearing.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-14731139715666461742008-09-12T14:08:00.000-04:002008-09-12T14:08:00.000-04:00I want to thank you for this article.I have been g...I want to thank you for this article.I have been gone from NY for 28 years and the memories of reading it brought back my life as a little girl and the grand daughter of Viola James and Benjamen James the founder of the La Famille. Thank you for the memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-91523124695890100012008-06-13T12:13:00.000-04:002008-06-13T12:13:00.000-04:00thanks thea--if anybody's up there taking pics, pl...thanks thea--if anybody's up there taking pics, please send them in, or add to the vny flickr group, as you document the destruction process.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-4556818619491131712008-06-13T11:51:00.000-04:002008-06-13T11:51:00.000-04:00I'm not sure when it started but noticed that demo...I'm not sure when it started but noticed that demolition has begun, the top half of the building has been knocked down so I imagine it'll be totally gone in a matter of days... so sad that people think it makes more sense to build a huge homogeneous hotel/condo tower rather than restoring an obviously beautiful and charming old building. Folks just do not seem to have any sense and just seem intent on making every part of this city downright ugly and completely alienating. this is sad sad news for all of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-55070343379719312092008-05-09T12:50:00.000-04:002008-05-09T12:50:00.000-04:00I participated in the Hands Across 125th street an...I participated in the Hands Across 125th street and even though it did not stretch river to river it was great to be apart of. Michael Henry Adams was next to me, his voice booming " Save Harlem Now!". Amazing how officials and individuals with biased views look see the anti-rezoning as being pro-black or some other nonsense. Harlem is made up of people from all skin colors and backgrounds.<BR/><BR/>And interesting observation, not one tourt bus came down 125th while the rally was taking place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-19476053181361449902008-04-14T22:51:00.000-04:002008-04-14T22:51:00.000-04:00I live four blocks north of the Boro Hotel and hav...I live four blocks north of the Boro Hotel and have been dreaming of restoring it to a new glory... sadly, i do not have the income right now. If anyone has information on the eventual demolition, please post what you learn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-67355211572492163442008-04-10T20:18:00.000-04:002008-04-10T20:18:00.000-04:00I live three blocks from the Boro Hotel and I knew...I live three blocks from the Boro Hotel and I knew that this was going to happen. I am surprise a "fire" didn't occur there as what happened at the old Men's Walker's store (on 125th street and Lennox). I have lived in Harlem most of my life and year by year my neighborhood is becoming more granola. This saddens me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-34171417220945817542008-04-09T08:02:00.000-04:002008-04-09T08:02:00.000-04:00I was just driving west on 125th street last week ...I was just driving west on 125th street last week and took a photo of the hotel sign as well. I truly couldn't believe how quickly that long stretch of street has literally become a long large mall. Anything with any sort of personality and history to it is being wiped out at a really rapid pace. I know we've all read about this but to view it and take it all in was kind of chilling. To think this is what is being held up as city progress that is good for the city is scary.<BR/>Also I have wanted to tell you that I think the Village Yogurt on 15/6th Ave that you have written about previously has closed. It has had the gates over the store for the past few weeks.<BR/>Love your site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com