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Hollywood Bar and Grill

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Hollywood Bar & Grill was a bar and restaurant in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, United States. It operated at 2268 Seventh Avenue before relocating across the street to 2263 Seventh Avenue in 1942.

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Hollywood Bar and Grill
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard, New York Manhattan

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Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard 2263
10030 New York, Manhattan
New York, United States
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