Harlem Bespoke: Popeye's at the corner of 135th Street and ACP shuttered in the past year or so because of kitchen fire but many might not know the historic significance of this particularly address. Back in the Harlem Renaissance years, 7th Avenue was a major social hub at this corner with Small Paradise located across the street and Big Apple Jazz Club at the aforementioned storefront. This establishment was open in 1934 and was a part of the local scenery up until the 90s. There used to be an iconic plaque on the facade of the building but apparently construction workers tore the jazz relic off back in 2006 when the fast food chain secured the location:
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HarlemBespoke.com 2017
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