Harlem Opera House [New York City]
type: Item
label: Harlem Opera House
description: theatre in Manhattan
Wikidata source: Q23091760
EUTA research ID II: 1641
Field: architecture
Type of information: Performance venue
Importance: Not rated
Address: 211 W. 125th Street, New York, NY 10027
Wikipedia page: Harlem_Opera_House
Country: USA
City: New York City
city section: Manhattan
GPS: Point(-73.949 40.8093)
architect: John Bailey McElfatrick
opening date: 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
demolished: 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z
demolished: 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q43229
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 1526
Note: Built 1888 by John B. McElfatrick for Oscar Hammerstein I. Later renamed Keith & Proctor's Harlem Opera House. Used as a vaudeville theatre. 1922 purchased by Frank Schiffman and Leo Brecher. Used for jazz concerts and as a cinema. 1540 seats. Demolished (in the 1960s?).
Manhattan Index Cards ID: 695