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"Go late!": A Night-Club Map of Harlem

jpl jpl
  • Joined 5/19/03
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Interesting 1930s map of Harlem nightspots by Elmer Simms Campbell (from the lovely Strange Maps blog).

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Air Air
  • Joined 12/30/04
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  • Post #1
  • Originally posted Tuesday, August 17, 2010 (1 year ago)

Cool!

Do you know how awkward it is to have a political argument with a naked man?

  • Joined 1/20/99
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  • Post #2
  • Originally posted Wednesday, August 18, 2010 (1 year ago)

I love it!

Awesome Dance MoviesTeaching Teens to Charleston is Awesome

  • Joined 7/4/99
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  • Post #3
  • Originally posted Wednesday, August 18, 2010 (1 year ago)

Mike Thibault blogged about this early last year and has been researching this and other similar maps.

  • Joined 3/18/03
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  • Post #4
  • Originally posted Wednesday, August 18, 2010 (1 year ago)

I believe there's a copy of it in Jazz: A History of America's Music, which is the (sometimes too similar) companion of Ken Burns' Jazz documentary.

  • Joined 1/20/99
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  • Post #5
  • Originally posted Wednesday, August 18, 2010 (1 year ago)

I love this detail from it! Wish the edge were more visible:

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Awesome Dance MoviesTeaching Teens to Charleston is Awesome

  • Joined 9/5/01
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  • Post #6
  • Originally posted Wednesday, August 18, 2010 (1 year ago)
Response to Swifty in post #3 Show

I like this one: Jazzman's Map of the World.

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  • Joined 1/11/06
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  • Post #7
  • Originally posted Wednesday, August 18, 2010 (1 year ago)
Response to Toon Town Dave in post #6 Show

One think I noticed was that the map is missing Lionel Hampton, who was discovered by Benny Goodman in Los Angeles.

CollegiateShag.com

  • Joined 4/22/99
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  • Post #8
  • Originally posted Monday, August 23, 2010 (1 year ago)

I've been researching this for more than a year with the intent of reproducing the Nightclub Map of Harlem as a fine art print. I have a chance at making this a reality, if the copyright holders are agreeable. Here's hoping!

Put some Lindy Hop on your wall with Vintage Jazz Art

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