▁off - B road way ▁f lop . ▁Although ▁the ▁younger ▁Dr . ▁H ale ▁was ▁removed ▁by ▁H ale ▁House , ▁the ▁house ▁continues ▁to ▁operate . ▁ ▁H ale ' s ▁motiv ation ▁H ale ' s ▁father ▁died ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁baby . ▁This ▁left ▁her ▁mother ▁alone ▁to ▁raise ▁H ale ▁and ▁her ▁four ▁sib lings . ▁Her ▁mother ▁placed ▁a ▁very ▁high ▁importance ▁on ▁parent ing ▁and ▁being ▁available ▁to ▁her ▁children ▁during ▁their ▁development . ▁She ▁supported ▁her ▁children ▁through ▁cook ing ▁for ▁others ▁and ▁also ▁allowing ▁board ers ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁their ▁home . ▁It ▁seems ▁that ▁H ale ▁gained ▁this ▁same ▁love ▁and ▁appreci ation ▁for ▁parent ing . ▁H ale ▁claimed ▁that ▁everything ▁she ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁accomplish ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁the ▁parent ing ▁that ▁she ▁witness ed ▁as ▁a ▁child . ▁ ▁Har lem ▁was ▁recognized ▁for ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁citizens ▁living ▁at ▁pover ty ▁level , ▁high ▁un emp loyment ▁rates , ▁and ▁uns an it ary ▁living ▁conditions . ▁It ▁was ▁stated ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Her ald ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" … the ▁poor est , ▁the ▁un he alth iest , ▁the ▁unh app iest ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁crow ded ▁single ▁large ▁section ▁of ▁New ▁York ". ▁G row ing ▁up ▁in ▁Har lem , ▁mid ▁ 1 9 0 0 ' s ▁didn ' t ▁allow ▁for ▁a ▁prom ising ▁future . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁period ▁it ▁was ▁exception ally