Chateau Moderne was a

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night club which was popular in the 1930s. It was located in a no longer extant building at 42 East 50th Street, between Fifth and

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Avenues. The establishment entered a not guilty plea to

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in Manhattan

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on July 19, 1939. In 1935 Chateau Moderne was renovated with the bar being moved forward to provide room for a sensational stage show. It reopened on September 14, 1935. Singer Nora Lee King, a

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recording artist, entertained at the night club in November 1941.''Downtown Spots Are Thankful to Offer These Entertainers for the Delight of Their Patrons'',

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, November 22, 1941, pg. 18.Matchbook

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