Located in an inconspicious brownstone one block from the acclaimed H.A.D.L.E.Y.
Players Theater and the sophisticated Harlem Grill, sits a Harlem hot spot where jazz lovers are practically guaranteed a front row seat. Bill’s Place is located on 133rd Street between Lenox (Malcolm X Blvd.) and Seventh Avenue (Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.) The block is historically an unofficial landmark. During the prohibition the block was known as Swing Street or Jungle Alley and was lined with speakeasies, including some that hosted jazz legend Billie Holiday and blues legend Bessie Smith.
Bill’s Place
148 West 133rd Street (Lenox and 7th Ave)
212-281-0777
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Photo credit: A brownstone on 132nd Street
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Posted on October 22, 2006 by D. Bell