The Harlem Alhambra

Drawing published in 1904 of the planned Harlem Alhambra, which was then called the Auditorium.

The Harlem Alhambra was a theater in Harlem, New York, built in 1905, that began as a vaudeville venue. The building still stands at 2108-2118 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (7th Avenue) at the South-West corner of 126th Street.[1] The architect was John Bailey McElfatrick (1829–1906) who, based in Manhattan, founded the architectural firm John B. McElfatrick & Son – builder of 100 theaters.[2] Construction on the structure commenced late 1902 by its original owner, Harlem Auditorium Amusement Company.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference old was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Architect Dies at Work. J.B.McElfatrick's Heart Fails in His Office -- He Built 100 Theatres, The New York Times, June 7, 1906 (below Karl von Hartmann obituary), retrieved October 23, 2012