1930s

3135 K St., NW

1926-

Opened January 20, 1939. Public auction February 19, 1940.

J. Randolph Bramson, musical manager (1926).

Don Dickerman, owner (1939)

Subsequently , , .

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10th St. south of U St., NW (WP 10/24/35 p.1)

Artists

• Tommy Myles (1935)

Is there any support for a Cotton Club at 15th St. and H St., NW? (George Botts in WP 8/15/97 p.10)

 

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6300 Sheriff Rd., NE

-1936-1938-1945-1949-1957

Manager Alex Underwood (early 1940s)

Artists

• Tiny Bradshaw (1938)
• Fats Waller (1939)

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Arlington, VA

“located roughly where the is now sited, near the south end of the 14th St. bridges.” (WP 8/13/85 p.D2)

District and Arlington police disputed jurisdiction.

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1355 U Street, NW

Managed by Mr. Tindel

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Opened 1922.

“The Lincoln Colonnade was a dance hall under the Lincoln Theatre on U Street.” – https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/1988/02/21/cecelia-scott/9d293d9b-3bf0-47ff-8e61-ed1c27b37bff/?utm_term=.9646d3a1fa69

Co-managers J. Marcus E. ‘Dizzy’ Vance, Jr. and William A. Graves (1929-1944)

Artists

• Doc Perry (1924)
• Bill Baldwin (1936-1937)
• Teddy Hill (1938)
• Edgar Hayes (1938)
• Louis Armstrong (1942)
• Jimmie Lunceford (1942)
• Hot Lips Page (1943)
• Jimmie Lunceford (1944)
• Lionel Hampton (1946)
• Joe Loco (1955)

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