From Brothers To Bankhead’s, And More, The Legendary, Rockland Palace Dance Hall, Harlem NY 1920
The Rockland Palace was a famous event hall at 280 Frederick Douglass Avenues (the corner of 15tth Street) in Harlem.
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The Legendary Hamilton Lodge Ball Home At The Rockland Palace Dance Hall In Harlem 1920’s
The Rockland Palace was the home of Hamilton Lodge Ball at the corner at 280 West 155th street and Frederick Douglass Avenues in Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s.
Tommy Smalls Was So Big They Used To Call Him The “Major Of Harlem,” In The 1950’s
Tommy Smalls, was born in 1926 – 1972, known as “Dr. Jive,” and the “Major of Harlem,” was an influencer before the Influencers we know today.
Harlem’s Drag Ball History (Video)
Numerous historians and cultural commentators have traced the origins of today’s house ball scene to the notorious culture of Harlem drag balls in 1920’s and 1930’s New York.
Reverend Major Jealous “Father” Divine In Harlem (Update)
Father Divine, 1876 – September 10, 1965, also known as Reverend M. J. Divine, was an African American spiritual leader from about 1907 until his death. His full self-given name was Reverend Major Jealous Divine, and he was also known as “the Messenger” early in his life.
Tommy “Mayor Of Harlem” Smalls Paradise In Harlem, NY, 1926-1972
Tommy Smalls, August 5, 1926 – March 8, 1972, known as Dr. Jive, was an influential African-American radio disc jockey in New York City during the early days of rock and roll. He owned the Smalls Paradise club in Harlem in the 1950s.
Hello, Jimi Hendrix London Apartment Opens To Public
Jimi Hendrix spent many years in Harlem at the Palm Cafe, the Apollo Theater and many more venues. As some of you may know Harlem has had a number of historical buildings, the Renaissance, Cotton Club, the Lafayette Theater, Connie’s Inn, the Ubangi Club, the Audubon Ballroom, the Savoy Ballroom, the Harlem Opera House,