Having lived within a block or so of the place being described, 125th is a pretty accurate placement of the Harlem's southern border west of Broadway. (Maybe a

Having lived within a block or so of the place being described, 125th is a pretty accurate placement of the Harlem's southern border west of Broadway. (Maybe a bit more south at St Clair place.) Further east is different. I can't speak to the situation in the 80s.