The story
The 'Apollo of the Midwest' where Stevie Wonder recorded his breakthrough live album and Aretha Franklin was crowned Queen of Soul.
Everything that was here
- 1928–1968
Regal TheaterTheater
The 'Apollo of the Midwest' where Stevie Wonder recorded his breakthrough live album and Aretha Franklin was crowned Queen of Soul.
See the map in 1929 → - 1927–1948
Savoy BallroomBallroom
The half-acre dance floor known as 'Lady Savoy' that birthed the Harlem Globetrotters and hosted jazz royalty seven nights a week.
See the map in 1928 →
Nearby history
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