The photo above, was taken in 1949 at a Cherokee Club dance at the Yorkville Casino.
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The Democratic Cherokee Club was located at 334 East 79th Street and had more than 4,000 due paying members in 1946.
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The Yorkville Casino was a six-story building at 210 E. 86th Street erected in 1904 by the Musician's Mutual Protective Union (which was the forerunner of Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians) as a social center for the area's growing German and Irish population.
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One of the area's largest night spots was the Gloria Palast, a restaurant and dance hall which held over 2,000 people. This venue was located in the basement of the Yorkville Casino.
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