Apollo Theater

Name: Apollo Theater
Address: 253 West 125th Street, New York, United States

253 West 125th Street, New York, United States

Opened 1914 landmark Old School Golden Age Coastal Era Bling Era

Harlem's signature 1,500-seat theater (Amateur Night since 1934); New York State and National Register landmark; a defining hip-hop showcase room from the late 1980s onward and the post-9/11 setting of Dave Chappelle's Block Party.

Key events here 1

1991

Sep 4, 1991

LL Cool J records 'MTV Unplugged' at the Apollo Theater

External

wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Theater
official: https://www.apollotheater.org/

Citations 2

B
Wikipedia — Apollo Theater Retrieved 2026-05-24.
A
National Park Service — Apollo Theater (National Register of Historic Places) Retrieved 2026-05-24.

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