Imperial Lodge of Elks

Overview

A Harlem fraternal lodge hall, one of the rented rooms that hosted the drag and vogue balls.

Elks lodges and similar Harlem halls are frequently cited as the rented rooms where Harlem's drag and ballroom scene staged its balls across the mid-20th century, before dedicated ball venues existed. Specific dates, addresses, and which lodge hosted which ball are poorly documented; this record stands in for that under-archived geography and its location is left unpinned.

Oral histories & archival media

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Placeholder plates — cleared scans drop in here

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