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Lenox Lounge
288 Lenox Avenue · Harlem, Manhattan40.8085° N / 73.9447° W
Overview
Art Deco Harlem jazz lounge with a storied back room, remembered for decades of live jazz before its 2012 closure.
The Lenox Lounge was an Art Deco Harlem bar and jazz venue, remembered for its mirrored Zebra Room and for hosting jazz musicians across much of the twentieth century. It is often cited within Harlem's jazz continuity. It closed in 2012 amid a rent dispute, and its distinctive façade was later removed.
Oral histories & archival media
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Sonic profile
jazz
Cultural role
Harlem jazzneighborhood institution
DJs, promoters & people
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#ArtDeco#jazzlounge#Harlem#LenoxAvenue