Black Banana
The Black Banana (formerly La Banane Noire) was a nightclub in Philadelphia. The Black Banana began in 1971 as "La Banane Noire," an ice cream parlor and restaurant located at 534 South 4th Street, Philadelphia.[1] In the late 1970s, it moved to 3rd and Race Street and became a members-only club, known as "The Crusaders Community Club".[2]
References
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- ^ Hanke, Robert (1989). "La Banane Noire". Public Culture. 1 (2): 86–90. doi:10.1215/08992363-1-2-86.
- ^ London, Nick (11 January 2011). "The Black Banana Reunion: Memories of the Vagabond Years". Phillymag.com. Philadelphia magazine. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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