Other Venues

The images below represent a sampling of other musical venues during the Swing Era. While downtown Albany was brimming with bars and clubs, we found music happening in different parts of the city and the area.

Scroll down to see other venues hosting music during the Swing Era in the Capital District.

Ed Koonz Grill

Koonz site in Swing Era

Iffy's Place at 234 Washington Avenue.

Site of the Ed Koonz Grill.

Bulgaro's. Building still exists at Phillip and Hamilton Streets.

Club Frolics and the University Bar on South Pearl Street.

The World's Fair Tavern - corner of Dove and Madison. Building remains.

Odd Fellows Hall - Beaver Street below Pearl.

Air-O-Dance. Dance hall on Route 20 - Guilderland

Hollywood Tavern - Madison below Pearl.

Sportsman's Cafe and Olive Boyd Brown.

TU July 12, 1941

Feely's on Fuller featuring Cameo Kirby

147 Tavern.

The 147 Tavern was not a particularly active venue, but the building still exists today at Dove and Myrtle.

Saratoga Lake Houses

The Lake Houses were were the well-to-do went after a day at the races. They featured top-level entertainment, and most importantly, illegal gambling in the back rooms. Riley's Lake House is pictured on the left.

Savoy - 301 Lark

1930s

Louis Prima at Burden Lake Casino

August 1941

Burden Lake Casino

Crooked Lake House

Sand Lake, New York. Site of multiple nationally-renown big band appearances. Saturday mornings featured a live, nationwide musical broadcast over the NBC network.

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