The story
The 'Carnegie Hall of Jazz' where King Oliver and young Louis Armstrong cut their chops for the free Black brotherhood that built it.
Everything that was here
- 1857–1965
Economy HallSocial Hall and Dance Venue
The 'Carnegie Hall of Jazz' where King Oliver and young Louis Armstrong cut their chops for the free Black brotherhood that built it.
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When fire broke out in 1834, rescuers found enslaved people chained in the attic, evidence of torture that horrified eve
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