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Apollo Theater
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Apollo Theater is located in New York City
Apollo Theater
Location in New York City
Apollo Theater is located in New York
Apollo Theater
Location in New York
Apollo Theater is located in the United States
Apollo Theater
Location in the United States
Location 254 West 125th Street
Manhattan, New York City
Built 1913–1914
Architect George Keister
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 83004059
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Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 17, 1983

The Apollo Theater is a music hall located at 253 West 125th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (Seventh Avenue) and Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. It is a known location for African-American performers, and is the home of Showtime at the Apollo.

In 1983, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Images for kids

  • HSApolloMinksy

    In 1928 Hurtig and Seamon's Apollo Theater was a Minsky burlesque house.

  • Apollo Theater from the stage

    The inside of the theater as seen from the stage

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Teatro Apollo para niños

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