NO. 4285ERA XII · STOOP · MANHATTAN

The Humidity of Old Songs

Spanish Harlem's air thickened with every song ever sung out a window. Boleros at dusk, melodies left in your clothes for days, dry cleaners refusing to remove them

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The Humidity of Old Songs
Number4285
EraERA XII · The Arrival
FamilyStoop
BoroughManhattan
LocationEl Barrio / Spanish Harlem · East Harlem
SetThe Time Weather
States1 finished state

Part of NEW YORKERS by MLow, a painted census of New York City: 7,541 characters across 19 eras. Read the history of the places or spin into a room of the museum.

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