page_title: Sylvia Woods
hierarchical_section_title: Sylvia Woods
caption_attribution_description: From N.Y,C. ...as she stands lovely with a painting of her self looking on. copyright John Mathew Smith
context_page_description: Sylvia Woods was an American restaurateur who founded the restaurant Sylvia's in Harlem on Lenox Avenue, New York City with her husband, Herbert Woods, in 1962. The soul food eatery is a popular gathering place for Harlem residents and tourists not far from the Apollo Theater.
context_section_description: Sylvia Woods (February 2, 1926 – July 19, 2012) was an American restaurateur who founded the restaurant Sylvia's in Harlem on Lenox Avenue, New York City with her husband, Herbert Woods, in 1962. The soul food eatery is a popular gathering place for Harlem residents and tourists not far from the Apollo Theater.
caption: Woods in 2009
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