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Tagged With: Spanish Harlem

Coming Soon: Botanica

Posted on 27 January, 2010 by Julie Schwietert Collazo

Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photos: Francisco Collazo ** One of the (many) projects we’re working on is a photo essay about botanicas–those one-stop shops for all things mystical that are as common as bodegas (corner delis) in neighborhoods like El Barrio and the South Bronx. Much more to come on this subject, but for now, … Continue reading »

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Three Kings’ Day/El Dia de los Reyes

Posted on 7 January, 2010 by Julie Schwietert Collazo

Text & Photos: Francisco Collazo Translation: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** It’s the 6th of January, cold and windy. School kids gather on 106th Street and 5th Avenue to see the parade of camels, sheep, and men on stilts who wear masks and are very colorful. Today, New York celebrates Three Kings’ Day. Melchor, Gaspar, and … Continue reading »

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Graffiti

Posted on 13 August, 2009 by Julie Schwietert Collazo

Text & Photos: Francisco Collazo Translation: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** Spanish Harlem, New York City Graffiti is like a place: each “tag” has its own language. One of the characteristics of graffiti is that it reflects the social and mental state of the society in which it’s made to a certain extent. “DEMOCRACY does not … Continue reading »

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Spanish Harlem: A Photographic Tour/El Barrio: Un Recorrido Fotografico

Posted on 8 March, 2009 by Julie Schwietert Collazo

Text & Photos: Francisco Collazo [vease abajo para la version en espanol] * Headed north of 96th Street on Manhattan’s East Side you enter the heart of Latin life in New York. Bordered on the east by a river of the same name and by Fifth Avenue on the west side, this neighborhood was originally … Continue reading »

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