The Apollo Theater, a Bastion of Black Culture, Turns 90
Wall Street Journal
Opening under its current name in the 1930s, the Harlem venue quickly became the center of African-American music and performance in New York, jumpstarting the careers of Ella Fitzgerald, Gladys Knight and other stars.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-apollo-theater-a-bastion-of-black-culture-turns-90-4674851e