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Smalls Paradise
2294½ Seventh Avenue · Harlem, Manhattan40.8145° N / 73.9405° W
Overview
Long-running Harlem club, notable as a Black-owned room of the Renaissance era that later passed through many hands.
Smalls Paradise was a long-running Harlem nightclub, often cited as one of the few major Black-owned rooms of the Harlem Renaissance, known for floor shows and dancing. It operated for decades, later under different ownership, before closing in the 1980s.
Oral histories & archival media
Archive plates
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Sonic profile
jazzmixed
Cultural role
Harlem RenaissanceBlack-owned nightlife
Tags
#HarlemRenaissance#Black-owned#floorshows#SeventhAvenue