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Stuyvesant Casino

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Stuyvesant Casino was a nightclub located in what is now the Ukrainian National Home at 140-142 Second Avenue (between Ninth St. and St. Mark's Place) in Manhattan's East Village. It opened in 1910 and was owned and operated by Gerson Schmidt and later his son, through the 1950s.[1] In its early years it was a home for organized crime, especially so-called Jewish gangsters in the early 20th century before becoming a home for Dixieland Jazz in the 1940s.[2][3]

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  1. ^ Mason, Pete (29 May 2021). "Stuyvesant Casino: The East Village home for Jewish Gangsters and Dixieland Jazz - NYS Music". NYSMusic.com. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ^ Berman, Andrew (16 November 2017). "Jewish gangsters, jazz legends, and Joy Division: The evolution of the Ukrainian National Home". 6sqft. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  3. ^ Calhoun, Ada (2015-11-02). St. Marks Is Dead: The Many Lives of America's Hippest Street. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-393-24979-8. Retrieved 15 June 2021.