{"id":27962,"date":"2014-05-28T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/?p=27962"},"modified":"2014-05-28T08:09:53","modified_gmt":"2014-05-28T12:09:53","slug":"harlem-obscura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/?p=27962","title":{"rendered":"Obscure Harlem Gems at AtlasObscura (#HarlemObscura)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-27-at-2.06.09-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27963\" alt=\"Harlem Map Obscura\" src=\"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-27-at-2.06.09-PM-300x280.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-27-at-2.06.09-PM-300x280.png 300w, http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-27-at-2.06.09-PM-100x93.png 100w, http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-27-at-2.06.09-PM.png 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/AtlasObscura.com\" target=\"_blank\">AtlasObscura.com<\/a> is &#8220;an online compendium of the world&#8217;s wonders. \u00a0In addition to the website we regularly host unique lectures, behind the scenes tours and highly-stylized cocktail galas in unusual places with the hopes of encouraging exploration and discovery amongst our members while sharing these very special historic gems.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Harlem is on their radar. \u00a0For example:<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>There was a recent evening of &#8220;high-end historic&#8221; cocktails and jazz in the crypt of the <strong>Church of the Intercession of Harlem.<\/strong> \u00a0The crypt has been described as an &#8220;eerie underground crypt&#8221; and is adjacent to the sprawling Trinity Cemetery.Attendees included \u00a0Joining them were Loren Schoenberg from the National Jazz Museum and stride pianist Jesse Gelber and the Lucky Chops Brass Band.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Collyer Brothers Park<\/strong> is a small pocket park in Harlem, providing a temporary reprieve from the surrounding urban sprawl. But visitors taking a break on one of the park&#8217;s benches may be surprised to know that the park only exists because of \u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/places\/collyer-brothers-park\" target=\"_blank\">click here to read more&#8230;<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sylvan Terrace,<\/strong> now a residential community and popular film set location, this property was originally part of the Morris-Jumel Mansion estate. The property was divided, and the Sylvan Terrace was built in 1882 by James E. Ray. 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