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Corso
205 East 86th Street · Upper East Side, Manhattan40.7789° N / 73.9521° W
Overview
Uptown club often described as a home of salsa, where live Latin bands played for dancers.
Corso was an Upper East Side club frequently cited within New York's salsa scene, a room where live Latin orchestras played for a serious dancing crowd through the 1970s and into the 80s. Documentation is limited and dates are approximate.
Oral histories & archival media
Archive plates
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Placeholder plates — cleared scans drop in here
Sonic profile
mixedjazz
Cultural role
salsa dance sceneLatin nightlife
Tags
#salsa#Latin#UpperEastSide#livebands