Manhattan · NYC landmark
Bohemian National Hall
321 East 73rd Street · Manhattan, New York City
See an immigrant social hall that still hosts Czech exhibitions and films, with an ornate street facade.
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NYFE Summary
Czech and Slovak immigrants raised money for a gathering place as their community moved uptown near the cigar factories that employed many of them. The hall hosted language classes, meals and meetings. During World War I it supported the movement for an independent Czechoslovakia.
Pairs of columns frame the entrance, and an arcade rises above carved lion heads. After a major restoration, the building reopened in 2008. The Czech Center now presents exhibitions and films here alongside the community organizations that still use the hall.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
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Check the operator’s current opening, admission and access information before travelling. Historic status does not guarantee public access to every interior.
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