Astor Row is the name given to the 130e street in the district of Harlem to New York. It is between the Fifth avenue and the Lenox Avenue. Its name comes from the lines ( “rows” English ) of houses aligned on the southern part of the street. Their architecture is original: they have a porch out of wooden and resemble those of Savannah. They were built by the architect Charles Buek between 1880 and 1883, on a ground bought by John Jacob Astor in 1844 for: 10000 dollars. They remained in the inheritance of the Astor family until in 1911. In 1932, Father Divine , the leader of the Father Divine' S International Peace Mission Movement , lived on the northern side of the street. With the decline of the district (1930 - 1980), the houses were left with the abandonment. In 1981, the municipality classified the line of houses ( landmarks ) and raised funds to restore their frontages and to modernize them. In 1992, Ella Fitzgerald offered a concert to the Radio City Music Hall for raising new financings. The restoration was completed at the end of the Années 1990.

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