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The Savoy Ballroom
(Venue)by Lauren Resnick, at Dec. 14, 2011, 2:34 p.m.
Name: The Savoy Ballroom
Picture:
Caption/Citation: The Savoy Ballroom | Harlem, New York. 1950s. Photograph. Black History Album, New York. Flickr. 17 Aug. 2008. Web. 11 Dec. 2011. http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackheritage/2772682211/.
Address: Between 140th and 141st Streets on Lenox Avenue
Neighborhood: Harlem, New York
Opened: March 12, 1926 to July 10, 1958
Genres: Jazz
Capacity:
About: This was a very popular venue in Harlem between the 1920s and 1950s. This is were the 'Lindy Hop dance' became very famous - it was a venue where blacks and whites could dance together in enjoyment.
Point: POINT (-73.9378385306955010 40.8181709411013642)
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- Ella Fitzgerald (Artist)
by resnl177, at Dec. 11, 2011, 4:13 p.m.