Cartoon advertisement for The Fischbein-Williams Syncopators jazz group posted at the Arcadia Dance Hall.
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The Syncopators were organized by co-leaders Charlie Fischbein (violin) and Buzzy Williams (piano). For more information see Bruce B. Raeburn, “Jewish Jazzmen of New Orleans 1890-1940: an Overview,” Jazz Archivist vol XII, 1 (May 1997), 4,
This file appears in: “Don’t Wear Your Good Shoes Up Here”: The Arcadia and Alamo Dance Halls of Prohibition Era New Orleans
“Don’t Wear Your Good Shoes Up Here”: The Arcadia and Alamo Dance Halls of Prohibition Era New Orleans
In the 1920s and 1930s, the second floor of 1001 Canal Street was home to the Arcadia and Alamo Dance Halls. These dance halls served as a space for thirsty men in New Orleans to cut loose at the…