Renaissance Ballroom & Casino

Renaissance Ballroom & Casino
The Harlem Renaissance Entertainment Complex
Former namesRenaissance Casino Ballroom
    (1926)
Address2341–2349 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard
Harlem, Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates40°49′1″N 73°56′31.5″W / 40.81694°N 73.942083°W / 40.81694; -73.942083
Construction
Opened1924
Closed1979
Demolished2015
ArchitectHarry Creighton Ingalls

The Renaissance Ballroom & Casino was an entertainment complex at 2341–2349 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (Seventh Avenue) in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. When opened in 1921, it included a casino, ballroom, 900-seat theater, six retail stores, and a basketball arena. It spanned the entire eastern frontage of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard between 137th and 138th Streets.