Tuesday, March 11, 2014

REMEMBER: THE RKO ALHAMBRA C. 1950

A photo by Gordon Parks provides a view of 7th Avenue and 126th Street as the corner appeared in the 1950s.  The Alhambra Ballroom still stands today but apparently was a movie theater up until the middle of the last century.  In the past few years, a bowling alley was established in the building but that venture has since shut down.  Just last year, a rather large art supply emporium opened up at one of the basement spaces within the local landmark but the larger commercial venue on the top floors are still vacant: LINK

1 comment:

  1. Great photo, if that building still had a marquee the recent establishments here might have been more successful in attracting foot traffic from 125th street.

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