Smalls' Paradise Cabaret, Harlem 1930s Sizes:50x76cm (20x30 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) muted colours

muted colours

was fleeing bankruptcy in France and had arrived in London two years earlier with his wife Célestine and her savings of just £5

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Courtesy Henry Voigt

Smalls' Paradise Cabaret, Harlem 1930s Sizes:50x76cm (20x30 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) muted coloursSmalls Paradise was a nightclub in Harlem, New York City. Located in the basement of 2294 Seventh Avenue, it opened in 1925 and was owned by Ed Smalls. One of the best known Jazzeries in Harlem. A dancy, scorchy floor show and first rate dance orchestra. This is the nicest of the places sometimes referred to as "black and tans," chiefly the clientele is mixed. When Broadway lights dim and flicker out and waiters in local nightclubs languidly stack