Savoy Ballroom vicinity (historic)
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The historic Savoy Ballroom vicinity refers to the Harlem neighborhood area that once surrounded the famed Savoy Ballroom, a major center of swing-era jazz, dance, and African American cultural life in early- to mid-20th-century New York City.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage place
ⓘ
historic neighborhood area ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Harlem jazz scene
ⓘ
Lindy Hop NERFINISHED ⓘ Savoy Ballroom NERFINISHED ⓘ big band jazz ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Savoy Ballroom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
major center of African American social life in Harlem
ⓘ
major center of swing-era jazz ⓘ |
| currentStatus | largely redeveloped urban area ⓘ |
| demographicContext | predominantly African American community ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
Harlem Renaissance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
swing era ⓘ |
| hasCoreSite | Savoy Ballroom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageType |
African American heritage site
ⓘ
dance history site ⓘ music history site ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
early 20th century
ⓘ
mid-20th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
global swing dance culture
ⓘ
popular jazz dance styles ⓘ |
| knownFor |
African American cultural life
ⓘ
jazz music culture ⓘ nightlife ⓘ social dancing ⓘ swing dancing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Harlem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| memoryPreservedAs | historic cultural landscape ⓘ |
| relatedEventType |
dance competitions
ⓘ
live jazz performances ⓘ social dances ⓘ |
| streetLocation |
Lenox Avenue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West 140th Street NERFINISHED ⓘ West 141st Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodEnd | 1950s ⓘ |
| timePeriodStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| urbanContext | inner-city neighborhood ⓘ |
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