Inner City Broadcasting buys the Apollo Theater (1981)

CTL-E-4051 · Event · other · 1981

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

ICBC purchases the Apollo Theater at a bankruptcy sale for $225,000; a $20 million renovation follows and the theater reopens in 1985.

Notes

RELP92 supporting event entity; events.json CTL-EVT-022008.

Relationships

Harlem, New York — held at
The Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York was bought by Inner City Broadcasting at a 1981 bankruptcy sale for $225,000.
Percy Sutton — related to
Percy Sutton's Inner City Broadcasting bought the Apollo Theater in 1981 and led a $20 million renovation, reopening the theater in 1985.

Referenced by

Inner City Broadcasting acquires WBLS (1974) — related to → this record

Sources

journal-isms - Percy Sutton Dies, Media-Ownership Pioneer

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