As it was being built in 1927, the "new headquarters of the Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, with its terra-cotta trimmed facade, was to be more than corporate offices and a factory for what then was one of America's most successful black businesses. In fact, it was designed as 'a city within a city, ' with an African Art Deco theater, ballroom, restaurant, drugstore, beauty salon, beauty school, and medical offices ... Today, this National Historic Landmark is an arts center anchoring the Indiana Avenue Cultural ...
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As it was being built in 1927, the "new headquarters of the Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, with its terra-cotta trimmed facade, was to be more than corporate offices and a factory for what then was one of America's most successful black businesses. In fact, it was designed as 'a city within a city, ' with an African Art Deco theater, ballroom, restaurant, drugstore, beauty salon, beauty school, and medical offices ... Today, this National Historic Landmark is an arts center anchoring the Indiana Avenue Cultural District"--Back cover.
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Add this copy of Madam Walker Theatre Center: an Indianapolis Treasure to cart. $31.34, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Arcadia Publishing (SC).
Add this copy of Madam Walker Theatre Center: an Indianapolis Treasure to cart. $72.66, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Arcadia Publishing (SC).
