They Called It "KY & The Curb"

They Called It "KY & The Curb" (HMOP9)

Location: Atlantic City, NJ 08401 Atlantic County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 21.388', W 74° 25.642'

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Historic Atlantic City - Kentucky Avenue, 1933-1980's

For more than four decades Kentucky Avenue ruled the East Coast Music scene. The greatest jazz and blues stars of all time filled its many clubs with round-the-clock entertainment - including Ray Charles, Sarah Vaughn, Aretha Franklin, Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Atlantic City's national treasure, drummer Chris Columbo and his Swing Crew in the forties and fifties.

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As the other nightclubs called it a day, KY & the Curb was just getting hot. In the glory days of the 1950's Club Harlem had people lined up for blocks to see the 6 a.m. Breakfast Show. "Every night was our party," said historian Sid Trusty. "And we invited the world."

Ray Charles at Club Harlem in the 1960's.
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HM NumberHMOP9
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Placed ByThe Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority, Casino Reinvestment Development Authority & Atlantic City Special Improvement District
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Date Added Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 11:33am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 549335 N 4356491
Decimal Degrees39.35646667, -74.42736667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 21.388', W 74° 25.642'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 21' 23.28" N, 74° 25' 38.52" W
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Area Code(s)609
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1500-1598 Boardwalk, Atlantic City NJ 08401, US
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