- Lenox Lounge
Lenox Lounge is a long-standing bar in
Harlem ,New York City . It was founded in 1939 and served as venue for performances by many greatjazz artists, includingBillie Holiday ,Miles Davis , andJohn Coltrane .Harlem Renaissance writersJames Baldwin andLangston Hughes were both patrons [ [http://www.lenoxlounge.com/ Official site] ] , as was Malcolm X. ["The New Heyday of Harlem," Tessa Souter, The Independent on Sunday, June 8, 1997]The bar deteriorated through the middle of the 20th century but was renovated in 1999.
The Lenox Lounge was voted "Best of the Best" by the 2002
Zagat Survey Nightlife Guide and by the 2001 New York Magazine.In popular culture
Film
The Lenox Lounge featured as the hang-out of Detective John Shaft in the 2000 remake of the film Shaft.
Both the exterior facade and interior of
Lenox Lounge were featured in the film American Gangster. In one sceneDenzel Washington 's character, Frank Lucas, meets withNicky Barnes , played byCuba Gooding Jr. , in the renowned Zebra Room at the Lenox Lounge.References
External links
* [http://www.lenoxlounge.com/ Official site]
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