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The recreation room where DJ Kool Herc invented hip hop at his sister's back-to-school party on August 11, 1973.
Everything that was here
- 1973–present
1520 Sedgwick Avenue - Birthplace of Hip HopCommunity Center
The recreation room where DJ Kool Herc invented hip hop at his sister's back-to-school party on August 11, 1973.
See the map in 1974 → - 1973–present · still open
1520 Sedgwick Avenue Recreation RoomCommunity Center
On August 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc's Back to School Jam in this recreation room gave birth to hip hop.
See the map in 1974 →
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