Swing Street (52nd Street) Map (My temporary working map. Hickory House - 144 West 52nd Street - b/t 6th and 7th Avenues. Kelly's Stables - 137 West 52nd Street - b/t 6th and 7th Avenues. Michael Riley's Restaurant - 58 West 52nd Street Club Samoa - 62 West 52nd Street (burlesque club) Chez Remy Restaurant - 64 West 52nd Street Yacht Club (prior to Downbeat) - 66 West 52nd. Chez Lina restaurant -70 West 52nd Street Tondelayo's - ? Swing Street, north side.ĥ2nd St. 21 Club - 21 West 52nd Street (originally 'Jack and Charlies 21 Club') House of Ballantine Liquors - 23 West 52nd Leon & Eddie's - 33 West 52nd (burlesque club w/ some jazz)

Follies Restaurant - 39 West 52nd Street Swiss Chalet Restaurant - 45 West 52nd Street

Eugene's Luncheonette - 51 West 52nd Street. Orchard Room Restaurant - 57 West 52nd Street Tony's Restaurant - 59 West 52nd Street. North Side - 5th Avenue to 6th Avenue (Jazz Clubs in BOLD): 'Swing Street' - 52nd Street between 5th Avenue and Broadwayĥ2nd St. All the brownstones that the clubs were in have been replaced by skyscrapers except for the two buildings that make up the 21 Club at 21 West 52nd Street.ĥ2ND STREET AND TIMES SQUARE (addresses as of approximately 1944-1947*): Present day 52nd Street from the same location (looking east from 6th Avenue).Ĭombined: Swing Street in its heyday superimposed over today's street.

Swing Street (52nd Street) looking east from 6th Avenue in circa 1948 by William Gottlieb. Harlem (133rd Street between Lexox and 7th Ave, a street of sevral small jazz clubs, was called 'The Street' in the 1930's) 52nd Street and Times Square (52nd Street was known as 'Swing Street' or just 'The Street' from the 1940's to 1960's) (After prohibition ended in 1933 the center of jazz activity slowly moved downtown to the TImes Square area.) Map: Greenwich VIllage Jazz Clubs from the 1930's to today. Map: Harlem Jazz Clubs of the 1920's to 1940's. Map: 1940's Jazz Clubs of 52nd Street and Times Square. (exact addresses follow the maps followed by over 80 photos of the clubs)Ĭharlie Parker's jazz club Birdland - Broadway at 52nd Street. PopSpots' Guide to Legendary Manhattan Jazz Club Locations from the Golden Era of NYC Jazz Clubs, 1930-1950 To be notified of new PopSpots entries, follow PopSpotsNYC on Twitter:įor questions or comments you can email me (Bob)

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