Apollo Theater

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The Apollo Theater is a historic Harlem performance venue famed for launching the careers of numerous African American artists and serving as a cornerstone of Black entertainment and culture in the United States.

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Generate an image of the Apollo Theater (The Apollo Theater is a historic Harlem performance venue famed for launching the careers of numerous African American artists and serving as a cornerstone of Black entertainment and culture in the United States.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic landmark ⓘ
music venue ⓘ
theater ⓘ
architecturalStyle neoclassical ⓘ
associatedWith African American music ⓘ
Harlem Renaissance ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
soul music ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culturalSignificance cornerstone of Black culture in the United States ⓘ
major center of African American entertainment ⓘ
designation New York City Landmark ⓘ
listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
hasMarquee Apollo Theater marquee on 125th Street ⓘ
helpedLaunchCareerOf Aretha Franklin ⓘ
Diana Ross & The Supremes ⓘ
linked to: The Supremes

Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ
James Brown ⓘ
Lauryn Hill ⓘ
The Jackson 5 ⓘ
hostedPerformanceBy Billie Holiday ⓘ
Duke Ellington ⓘ
Louis Armstrong ⓘ
Michael Jackson ⓘ
Prince ⓘ
Stevie Wonder ⓘ
The Notorious B.I.G. ⓘ
locatedIn Harlem ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ
New York ⓘ
linked to: Manhattan

New York City ⓘ
United States ⓘ
neighborhood Harlem ⓘ
notableProgram Amateur Night at the Apollo ⓘ
opened 1914 ⓘ
originalName Hurtig & Seamon’s New Burlesque Theater ⓘ
owner Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. ⓘ
linked to: Apollo Theater
primaryUse comedy shows ⓘ
live music performances ⓘ
television tapings ⓘ
theatrical performances ⓘ
reopenedAsBlackVaudevilleHouse 1934 ⓘ
seatingCapacity about 1500 ⓘ
slogan Where Stars Are Born and Legends Are Made ⓘ
streetAddress 253 West 125th Street ⓘ
yearAddedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 1983 ⓘ
yearDesignatedNYCLandmark 1983 ⓘ

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Harlem → hasLandmark → Apollo Theater ⓘ
Apollo Theater → owner → Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. ⓘ
linked to: Apollo Theater
Redd Foxx → performedAt → Apollo Theater ⓘ
Harlem → hasLandmark → Apollo Theater ⓘ
Amateur Night at the Apollo → locatedIn → Apollo Theater ⓘ
Amateur Night at the Apollo → venue → Apollo Theater ⓘ
Amateur Night at the Apollo → organizer → Apollo Theater Foundation ⓘ
linked to: Apollo Theater
125th Street → hasLandmark → Apollo Theater ⓘ
Live at the Apollo → recordedAt → Apollo Theater ⓘ
West 125th Street → hasLandmark → Apollo Theater ⓘ
African-American theatre → hasNotableInstitution → Harlem’s Apollo Theater ⓘ
linked to: Apollo Theater
George Keister → notableWork → Apollo Theater ⓘ
Sandman Sims → placeOfActivity → Apollo Theater ⓘ
Jimmy Slyde → performedAt → Apollo Theater ⓘ
Howard Sims → workLocation → Apollo Theater ⓘ
Howard Sims → associatedWith → Apollo Theater ⓘ
East 125th Street → hasLandmark → Apollo Theater ⓘ
Lyric Theatre, New York → builtOnSiteOf → original Apollo Theatre (1904) ⓘ
linked to: Apollo Theater
Lyric Theatre, New York → hasInteriorElementsFrom → original Apollo Theatre (1904) ⓘ
linked to: Apollo Theater
Teddy Hill Orchestra → performedAt → Apollo Theater ⓘ
Apollo Live → location → Apollo Theater ⓘ
Apollo Live → filmingLocation → Apollo Theater ⓘ
Chitterling Circuit → notableVenue → Apollo Theater ⓘ
Mom's Mabley → performedAt → Apollo Theater ⓘ