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The above Carl Van Vechten photograph shows a long-gone corner establishment at 464 Lenox Avenue circa 1940. The Elks Rendezvous Lounge had one of most impressive Art Deco neon awnings that we have come across in some time and there’s even a neon elk head at the top curve of the sign (click to enlarge). The musician Louis Jordan created a sextet called Louis Jordan and His The Elks Rendezvous Band after landing a residency at the Elks Rendezvous club at 464 Lenox Avenue in Harlem. The corner building still exist today at the southwest side of Lenox and 132nd Street but it currently has a restored red brick facade and a nondescript storefront. The only Harlem club that still has this aesthetic fully intact today is the Lenox Lounge (between 124th and 125th) which also has an impressive exterior.
Does anyone know when the Elks Rendezvous met its demise?
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Are you sure this is the same building? The address of the current structure you indicate is 439 and its windows don’t match that amazing vintage photograph. I suspect the Elks was across the street and a block or two north, where the supermarket is.
Thanks
Mike,
We checked and checked again and spoke to an elder who grew up in the area and said that it was the same. If anything changes with new information we’ll update it.
Thanks
Daniel
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I have a “Souvenir of the Elks Club” which is a picture of my mom and dad seated there.
The orange cover says 133rd street and Lenox and on the back of the cover it says, You have time to see another show at Harlem’s Gayest Cabaret Murrains at 7th ave, Cor of 132nd street.
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