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The Harlem Alhambra
Theater in Harlem, New York, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Harlem Alhambra was a theater in Harlem, New York, built in 1905, that began as a vaudeville venue. The building still stands at 2108-2118 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (7th Avenue) at the South-West corner of 126th Street.[1] The architect was John Bailey McElfatrick (1829–1906) who, based in Manhattan, founded the architectural firm John B. McElfatrick & Son – builder of 100 theaters.[2] Construction on the structure commenced late 1902 by its original owner, Harlem Auditorium Amusement Company.
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Drawing published in 1904 of the planned Harlem Alhambra, which was then called the Auditorium.