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Did you know…
…that Luckey Robert’s St. Nick Pub, known as Poosepahtook in the 30s and Luckey’s Rendezvous in the 40s was one of the oldest continuous operating Jazz and Blues clubs in Harlem?
…that the Kingsbridge Burial Grounds, a grave site for Colonial-era enslaved people, was discovered in 1875 by work crews digging a rail line in Van Cortland Park and surveyed in 1999 and 2019?
…that the Colored Children’s Asylum, founded in 1836 by Quakers to house orphaned black children, located on the block north of the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue between 42nd and 43rd, was lost to arson during the 1863 New York Draft Riots?
Join GISMO’s Monthly Map Challenge
Capture this knowledge and more at GISMO’s Black History Month Map Challenge. It’s easy. Upload photos and map coordinates of notable Black History sites by February 28, 2021 https://amyjeu.forms-db.com/view.php?id=11402
If you have a story to tell about a historical Black location, use the form to enter your recollections, personal histories or family lore.
An interactive map of all locations submitted will be displayed on the GISMO website at the end of the month. If you would like to help geocode submitted images, email us at gismonyc@gmail.com.