580 St. Nicholas Avenue
Ethel Waters Residence
Legendary Black performer Ethel Waters lived in this apartment building from at least 1925 to 1927, when she was well... Learn More
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The Harlem Renaissance
From roughly 1919 to 1935, the literary and artistic movement now known as the Harlem Renaissance produced an outpouring of celebrated works by Black artists and writers. Relatively recent scholarship... Learn More
253 West 125th Street
Apollo Theater
During the Apollo Theater’s heyday as a showcase for Black performers from the 1930s into the 1970s, nearly every important... Learn More
1634 Broadway
Winter Garden Theater
Opened in 1911, the Winter Garden Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Vincente Minnelli,... Learn More
150 West 55th Street
Carl Van Vechten Residence
This apartment building was the home of influential cultural arbiter Carl Van Vechten beginning in 1924. Van Vechten is especially... Learn More
639 East 169th Street
Mabel Hampton Residence
Mabel Hampton was an African-American performer during the Harlem Renaissance and, in the 1970s and ‘80s, a key member of... Learn More
239-247 West 45th Street
Music Box Theater
Opened in 1920, the Music Box Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Ethel Waters,... Learn More
302 W 45th St
Al Hirschfeld Theater (originally Martin Beck Theater)
Opened as the Martin Beck Theater in 1924, this venue has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators,... Learn More
215-223 West 49th Street
Ambassador Theater
Opened in 1921, the Ambassador Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Mulatto by Langston Hughes and Bring... Learn More
208 West 41st Street
Nederlander Theater (originally National Theater)
Opened as the National Theater in 1921 and renamed the Billy Rose Theater in 1959 and the Nederlander Theater in... Learn More
245-257 West 44th Street
Majestic Theater
Opened in 1927, the Majestic Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Mary Martin, Adrian,... Learn More
221-233 West 44th Street
Shubert Theater
Opened in 1913, the Shubert Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Cole Porter, Michael... Learn More
242-250 West 45th Street
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater (originally Royale Theater)
During this venue’s time as the Royale Theater (opened in 1927), the John Golden Theater (renamed in 1934), and then... Learn More
1564-1566 Broadway
Palace Theater (interior)
Opened in 1913 for vaudeville, and reopened as a legitimate theater in 1966, the Palace Theater has staged multiple productions... Learn More
1697-1699 Broadway
Ed Sullivan Theater (originally Hammerstein’s Theater)
Opened as Hammerstein’s Theater in 1927, this venue’s first production, Golden Dawn (1927-28), featured a young Archie Leach, who would later... Learn More
133 West 138th Street
Alberta Hunter Residence
From 1927 to at least 1945, the closeted blues singer Alberta Hunter owned an apartment in this Harlem building. During... Learn More
320 Manhattan Avenue
Georgette Harvey & Musa Williams Residence
From 1935 until sometime between 1940 and 1942, the Black lesbian couple Georgette Harvey and Musa Williams lived at the... Learn More
