Legendary Blue Horizon, The
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unimoggers
N 39° 58.429 W 075° 09.546
18S E 486414 N 4424863
It is still a huge boxing venue.
Waymark Code: WM3G1X
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2008
Views: 20
Marker Text:
Built to house wealthy businessmen and their families (1865), and later the headquarters for the Moose Lodge (1912). By the 1960s the Blue Horizon was known as the center of African American community life and as a world renowned boxing venue.
Marker Name: Legendary Blue Horizon, The
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 10/24/2003
Marker Type: City
Location: 1314 N. Broad St., Philadelphia
Category: African American, Sports
Website: [Web Link]
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