Harlem
Harlem
Harlem
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Harlem has been defined by a series of boom-and-bust cycles, with significant ethnic shifts accompanying each cycle. Black residents began to arrive en masse in 1904, with numbers fed by the Great Migration. In the 1920s and 1930s, the neighborhood was the focus of the "Harlem Renaissance", an outpouring of artistic and professional works without precedent in the American black community. However, with job losses in the time of the Great Depression and the deindustrialization of New York City after World War II, rates of crime and poverty increased significantly.

New York's revival in the late 20th century has led to renewal in Harlem as well. By 1995, Harlem was experiencing social and economic gentrification. Though the percentage of residents who are black peaked in 1950, the area remains predominantly black.

Sleek lines run all along the walls of this modern laboratory, a blend of blue and grey with gleaming steel. Consoles and thick tubes are the most noticeable decor, with the occasional potted plant for color or variety. Metal and glass seem to be the most prevalent motifs in this place, sterile and understated.

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