The story
The largest dance hall in South Side Chicago where King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, featuring a young Louis Armstrong, revolutionized hot jazz.
Everything that was here
- 1918–1927
Lincoln Gardens (Royal Gardens)Dance Hall
The largest dance hall in South Side Chicago where King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, featuring a young Louis Armstrong, revolutionized hot jazz.
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Nearby history
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