A Rage in Harlem

Last night, I watched an oldie but goodie "A Rage in Harlem" Starring Forrest Whitaker, Gregory Hines, and Robin Givens. Set in 1950s Harlem, this follows a gangster's moll who was on the run from Mississippi with a stash of gold, and hoodlums ultimately follow her to Harlem to retrieve it.

Though this movie was set in Harlem, very few people know that the film itself was filmed in Cincinnati in the early 1990s as filmmakers were looking for cost effective ways to make it. The top place to make this movie was in Over-the Rhine because the Italianate architecture was the perfect stand in for New York, and Main Street was the perfect street as it was a hot and happening hipster location.

The building at 1202 Main Street, once also known as Local 1207 and 1207 bar, was renamed "Braddock's Bar" for the movie.

Urban Eden, a home goods shop on 1313 Main Street, was used as "The Royale" nightclub.