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... African Americans from the South began to migrate to Harlem after 1910, and in the 1940s large numbers of Puerto Ricans and other Hispanic Americans began to settle in what is now known as Spanish Harlem. ... Harlem is an area in north Manhattan, New York City and one of the most fascinating neighborhoods in the city. West Harlem and Central Harlem have similar demographics; where upward of 80 percent of the community is black. East Harlem is comprised primarily of Dominicans and Puerto Ricans. Harlem is a community of 370,000 people who live in an area that by most definitions begins at 110th Street, and continues north to 155th Street, with the Hudson River and East and Harlem Rivers as the eastern boundaries. Harlems dramatic history is in large part responsible for the continuing interest in Harlem. ... In 1837, the New York and Harlem Railroad completed a rail link to lower Manhattan. Harlem remained a semi-rural area until the 1880s when construction of the elevated railroad lines sparked a new phase in Harlem’s history. Soon real estate developers began to build large townhouses for New York’s merchant class, which was interested in leaving the congestion of lower Manhattan for the suburban ambiance of Harlem. ... Most white Harlem residents viewed the entrance of blacks as a cataclysmic event, vigorously resisting, and when that proved futile, fleeing.
Approximate Word count = 1085
Approximate Pages = 4.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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