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Copacabana (nightclub) / 40.7672628; -73.9953767. The Copacabana is a New York City nightclub that has existed in several locations. In earlier locations, many entertainers, such as Danny Thomas, Pat Cooper, and the comedy team of Martin and Lewis, made their New York debuts at the Copacabana. The Barry Manilow song "Copacabana" (1978) is named ...
01001462 [ 1] Added to NRHP. January 17, 2002. The Spivey Building is a 12-story skyscraper located at 417 Missouri Avenue in East St. Louis, Illinois. Built in 1927 by newspaper owner Allen Spivey, the building is the only skyscraper ever constructed in East St. Louis. Architect Albert B. Frankel designed the building in the Commercial style.
The Downtown East St. Louis Historic District is a historic commercial district in downtown East St. Louis, Illinois. The district includes 35 buildings, 25 of which are contributing buildings, along Collinsville Avenue, Missouri Avenue, and St. Louis Avenue; all but one of the buildings was historically used for commercial purposes.
Lived in East St. Louis Dorothy Gish: March 11, 1898: June 4, 1968: Actress Lived in East St. Louis Lillian Gish: Oct 14, 1893: Feb 27, 1993: Actress Lived in East St. Louis Russell Gunn: Oct 20, 1971: Composer, arranger, recording artist, Grammy-nominated jazz musician Grew up in East St. Louis Brother Joe May: Nov 9, 1912: Jul 14, 1972 ...
Demolished. 2010. The Club Manhattan was a nightclub at 1320 East Broadway in East St. Louis, Illinois. [1] The venue was owned by Booker Merritt. [2] The Club Manhattan has a prominent place in Greater St. Louis music history. It is best known for being the nightclub where singer Tina Turner met her future husband, bandleader Ike Turner .
East St. Louis is planning to convert the former 7 story Broadview Hotel, built in 1927, into housing for veterans and people 55 and older. The building, vacant since 2004, was added to the ...
The East St. Louis massacre was a series of violent attacks on African Americans by white Americans in East St. Louis, Illinois, between late May and early July of 1917. These attacks also displaced 6,000 African Americans and led to the destruction of approximately $400,000 ($9.51 million in 2023) worth of property. [ 1]
East St. Louis, Illinois. / 38.62500°N 90.15750°W / 38.62500; -90.15750. East St. Louis is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. It is directly across the Mississippi River from downtown St. Louis, Missouri, and the Gateway Arch National Park. East St. Louis is in the Metro East region of Southern Illinois.