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Architect Bill Ryall at home in Harlem, New York

Photo
by
Jake Stangel
Originally appeared in Manhattan
on February 14, 2011
Architect Bill Ryall at home in Harlem, New York
“When I first thought of moving to Harlem, I looked at a map,” says Ryall. “The island’s about 210 blocks long, I’m near 110th Street—I thought, ‘It’s right in the center of Manhattan.’”

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