Originally posted Monday, August 23, 2010 (2 years 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!
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"Go late!": A Night-Club Map of Harlem
Interesting 1930s map of Harlem nightspots by Elmer Simms Campbell (from the lovely Strange Maps blog).
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I love it!
Why It Took Me 13 Years to Learn the Big Apple • My hiphop crew Freeplay performing at the Dance-a-Rama (video).
Mike Thibault blogged about this early last year and has been researching this and other similar maps.
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.
I love this detail from it! Wish the edge were more visible:
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Why It Took Me 13 Years to Learn the Big Apple • My hiphop crew Freeplay performing at the Dance-a-Rama (video).
I like this one: Jazzman's Map of the World.
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One think I noticed was that the map is missing Lionel Hampton, who was discovered by Benny Goodman in Los Angeles.
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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!
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