Dunbar Theatre, The
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ODragon
N 39° 56.673 W 075° 09.926
18S E 485867 N 4421615
Erected here by Black bankers...
Waymark Code: WM6M9
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/26/2006
Views: 39
Erected here by Black bankers, this theater was home to the Lafayette Players, popular vaudeville entertainers. Later bought by white interests and renamed the Lincoln, it hosted major Black performers from the 1920s into the 1940s.
Marker Name: Dunbar Theatre, The
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 01/01/1992
Marker Type: City
Location: South & Broad Sts., Philadelphia
Category: African American, Buildings, Performers, Music & Theater
Website: Not listed
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