Growing Up In Spanish Harlem

To reflect upon it all, it began as a wet & cold walk from West Harlem to Spanish Harlem.

Mark & I found ourselves on a path from 125th to 106th Street. 

I must admit, by mid-day, the bottoms of our feet were blood red & our legs were sore. 

However, we enjoyed another Wednesday in East Harlem, literally just shootin' the breeze. 

There is a rose in Spanish Harlem

A red rose up in Spanish Harlem

It is the special one, it's never seen the sun

And all the stars are gleaming

It's growing in the street

Right up through the concrete

But soft & sweet & dreaming

"Maria Maria

She remind me of a West Side Story

Growing up in Spanish Harlem

Living a life just like a movie star" 

-Carlos Santana  

Photos By. Mark Paul-Walker