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Savoy Ballroom
596 Lenox Avenue · Harlem, Manhattan40.8175° N / 73.9375° W
Overview
Vast Harlem ballroom widely cited as the home of the Lindy Hop and a rare integrated dancefloor of its era.
The Savoy Ballroom was a large Harlem dance hall widely cited as the home of the Lindy Hop and as one of the few prominent integrated dancefloors of its time. It is associated with big-band swing, dance competitions, and house bands. The building was demolished in the late 1950s; the site later held housing.
Oral histories & archival media
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Sonic profile
jazzmixed
Cultural role
swing-era ballroomintegrated dancefloorBlack social dance
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Tags
#swing#LindyHop#Harlem#LenoxAvenue