Sportree's Nightclub

Title (Dublin Core): Sportree's Nightclub
Description (Dublin Core): City: Detroit
Address: 2014 Hastings St
Appears in the 1951 Green Book
Exact opening and closing year unknown; "Like other Hastings nightspots, Sportree's offered revue-style entertainment and female impersonators. These drag shows offered work to musicians like blues pianist Floyd Taylor, who during the early 1950s featured jazz multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef in his revue." (Detroitmetrotimes.com); More information about Sportree's Nightclub; Explore the current area on Google Maps

Media: Three women seated at Sportree's; Article about Sportree's; Flyer about Sportree's; Current location photo Note: Hastings Street no longer goes below the 6000s so the exact location of Sportree's is unknown.

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