Magic-City was an amusement park near

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, two blocks east of the

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, in Paris from 1900 to 1934.L'encyclopédie du Tango - Magic City
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in Paris was located in Magic-City. The venue was known for its " drag balls".

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, who photographed the events, wrote of an "immense, warm, impulsive fraternity" at Magic-City, saying "The cream of Parisian inverts was to meet there, without distinction as to class, race or age. And every type came, faggots, cruisers, chickens, old queens, famous antique dealers and young butcher boys, hairdressers and elevator boys, well-known dress designers and drag queens..." Magic-City was closed by the authorities on February 6, 1934,Tamagne, Florence, ''A history of homosexuality in Europe'', Algora Publishing, 2004, p. 51. and in 1942 the building was bought by the government and turned over to Paris-Télévision, which began broadcasting there in 1943.matelevision.com, "Quelques dates," http://www.matelevision.com/date1.htm.

Gallery

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(soldier) at Magic City. File:Magic City, Paris, 1913.jpeg, ''La Cascade'', 1913. File:Magic City3, Paris, 1913.jpeg, Ferris wheel, 1913.

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Amusement parks in France Defunct amusement parks in France Entertainment venues in Paris 1900 establishments in France 1934 disestablishments in France 7th arrondissement of Paris Former buildings and structures in Paris Amusement parks closed in 1934 Amusement parks opened in 1900 {{france-stub