The space at the shuttered Sugar Hill jazz joint known as St. Nick's Pub was the oldest jazz spot in Harlem which has stayed open over the decades. Number 773 St. Nicholas Avenue was originally called the Pooseepahtuck Night Club back in 1935 which debuted on Sugar Hill a good 4 years earlier than Lenox Lounge on Lenox Avenue. St. Nick's Pub closed a few years back and apparently the owner plans for a comeback but the deteriorating state of the facade over the years does not bode well for the future of the space. If a new owner came in to revive the spot, that probably would be the best thing to happen to keep the place running but it is unclear if the current proprietor would ever make this move. More about the various names of St. Nicks can be found in our previous post:
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