This corner is the former location of Mrs. Lillian Dean Harris' tiny food stand where she served her famous boiled pigs' feet. A native of Mississippi known as "Pig Foot Mary," Harris contributed to the area's vibrant cultural history, first peddling her tasty wares from a shabby baby carriage, then from a steam table in a booth she attached to a corner newsstand. She was able to parlay her profits into real estate investments that earned her several hundred thousand dollars and comfortable retirement in California, making her one of Harlem's shrewdest entrepreneurs.

Return to the Start of the Malcolm X Boulevard Tour