Savoy Ballroom Floor Plan

Host lectures in our tiered arcadia room or 1 000 person retreats in our pillarless savoy ballroom.

Savoy ballroom floor plan.

Poet langston hughes calls it the heartbeat of harlem in juke box love song and he set his work lenox avenue. Savoy historic ballroom event venue. It has a completely clear floor space with no obscuring pillars perfect for dancing. The largest of all our spaces the savoy ballroom is the combination of savoy west savoy 2 and savoy east.

Fellow dance history buff mike thibault recently unearthed a digital scan of the floor plan of the savoy ballroom from the new york public library digital collection as well as a post card showing the interior. Midnight on the legendary street. The savoy ballroom was a large ballroom for music and public dancing located at 596 lenox avenue between 140th and 141st streets in the harlem neighborhood of manhattan new york city. With a maximum capacity of 400 people the spacious room is flooded with natural light through floor to ceiling windows taking advantage of the views over latimer square an iconic green space located directly opposite.

The result was a renewed discussion and research call to arms regarding our favorite ballroom which until now might have existed. Schomburg center for research in black culture manuscripts archives and rare books division the new york public library. Built in the early 1900s and undergoing many transformations over the years the ballroom still features the original maple hardwood floors and stunning 14 foot high tin ceilings restored and now accented with nine dazzling crystal chandeliers. Floor plans event room floor plans.

To recreate the unique acoustic of the savoy we are using the existing floor plans and the 3d models to simulate the acoustic response of the ballroom using real time acoustic simulation and we use detailed individual sound sources and their behaviour to create a faithful 3d and reactive soundscape and immerse the audience in the unique atmosphere of the savoy. Savoy ballroom is one of the largest and most elegant venues in southwest missouri. Savoy ballroom floor plan the new york public library digital collections 1926 1958. The savoy s creative floral design team creates beautiful displays for every occasion.

Lenox avenue was the main thoroughfare through upper harlem.