Hotel Theresa

On Seventh Avenue, between 125th Street and 124th Street stands the Hotel Theresa, designed by George and Edward Blum in 1913. Once Harlem's most prestigious hotel, the "Waldorf of Harlem" hosted celebrities and world dignitaries, including Cuban President Fidel Castro. It also contained the offices of A. Phillip Randolph's March on Washington Movement (MOWM) and Malcolm X's Organization of Afto-American Unity. Now an office building and rechristened the Teresa Towers, the site was designated a city landmark in 1993.