 Tour Description
Join us in the Black capital of the world and learn about Harlem, it’s start as a rural Dutch community, it’s transformation into a summer retreat for New York’s most prominent families, how it then became a Mecca for African American writers and artists at the turn of the century, to it’s troubled past during the 1960’s and 1970’s and it’s present day community brimming with pride and reveling in it’s new renaissance.
Explore legendary Harlem with tour guides intimately familiar with this splendid neighborhood. This tour will take you through the rich and diverse Harlem, from the grand row houses of Striver’s Row to the cobblestone streets of Sylvan Terrace. See Sugar Hill, where famous musicians like Duke Ellington once lived, and go past some of its famous landmarks - the Apollo Theater, The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and the Abyssinian Baptist Church. Witness the beautiful acapella sounds of the ARC Gospel choir during our mid-week hour of power and hear their powerful voices singing songs of praise and share their experience.
ARC stands for Addicts Rehabilitation Center, the oldest drug-free treatment program center in New York State. The ARC Gospel choir was formed to help finance treatments for the people in the community to recover from drugs.
Tour Schedule
9am-1pm
Location and Directions
Tours begin at Harlem Spirituals Terminal, 690 8th Avenue between 43rd and 44th Streets in midtown Manhattan
Subway:
- 1, 2, 3, 7, N, R, Q, W, S to Times Square
- A, C, E to Port Authority
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