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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 52nd_Street_(Manhattan)52nd Street (Manhattan) - Wikipedia

    Following the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, 52nd Street replaced 133rd Street as "Swing Street" of the city. The blocks of 52nd Street between Fifth and Seventh Avenues became renowned for the abundance of jazz clubs and lively street life.

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  3. www.newyorksnewyork.com › thenandnow › swing-streetSwing Street — New York's New York

    Aug 17, 2023 · Once Prohibition was repealed in 1933, 52nd Street became the epicenter of the New York City jazz scene and became ‘Swing Street’. It was a destination for jazz and nightlife and was a who’s who of the jazz scene with musicians like Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, Fats Waller, Billie Holiday, and Miles Davis ...

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  5. www.historians.org › research-and-publicationsThe Epic Story of 52nd Street: An Icon Underfoot at the 2020 ...

    Sep 23, 2019 · With white musicians “swinging” from one end of 52nd Street to the other, no black faces could regularly be seen on either side of the stage in the mid-1930s, save for those of Teddy Wilson and Billie Holiday, who played intermissions at the Famous Door.

  6. www.nypress.com › news › the-rise-fall-of-theThe Rise & Fall of the Original Swing Street - New York Press

    Feb 17, 2015 · Pod's Log Cabin, the club that had epitomized the street in all its fever and glory, became the last survivor, hanging on as a low-key neighborhood joint until 1948 or 1949. By that time, 52nd St. between 5th and 6th Aves. turned into New York's new jazz home, until it also died, replaced by office towers, moccachinos and Au Bon Pain.

  7. nysonglines.com › 52st52nd Street: A New York Songline

    In the 1930s, 52nd Street--particularly the block between 6th and 5th avenues--was known as Swing Street, whose clubs made it the jazz capital of the world. The novel The Thin Man opens in "a speakeasy on 52nd Street," which presumably means this block; there were 30 such establishments here in 1930.

  8. www.swingstreetbook.comSwing Street | 52nd Street Jazz Scene

    Facebook. Swing Street: The Rise & Fall of New York's 52nd Street Jazz Scene by Leo T. Sullivan | www.swingstreetbook.com. Swing Street was the name given to 52nd Street in Manhattan, New York City where there were more jazz clubs and bars per square block than anywhere else in the world – all showcasing the finest jazz musicians of the era.

  9. room52nyc.com › historyHistory - ROOM52

    It has a rich musical history and was known as Swing Street in the post prohibition 1930s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/52nd_Street_ (Manhattan) Following the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, 52nd Street replaced 133rd street as "Swing Street" of the city.

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