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Harlem has its mansions too.
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Two beautiful mansions take up the entire north side of the block between Frederick Douglass Blvd. and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd.
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The one shown above was built by a Mr. Benziger in 1890, 'when this part of Manhattan resembled a country village', as the plaque out front says. It looks like it could be in a posh Chicago neighborhood. |
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P.T.Barnum is one of New York's most famous entrepreneurs, but as you can see from the building below, his partner James Bailey did alright for himself too.
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He built this pile in the 1880s. It was a funeral home for a long time, but I noticed that they took down the business signs recently. Maybe Trump's turning it into condos. |
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