Editing Savoy Ballroom (section)

==Demolition and legacy==
[[File:Savoyplaque large.jpg|thumb|Plaque commemorating the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York City]]
The ballroom went out of business in October 1958.<ref>"The Savoy Era of Jazz Closes on Auctioneer's Brief Reprise". ''[[The New York Times]]''. October 1, 1958. page 39</ref>
Despite efforts to save it by Borough President [[Hulan Jack]], Savoy Ballroom manager and co-owner Charles Buchanan, clubs, and organizations, the Savoy Ballroom was demolished for the construction of the Delano Village housing complex  between March and April 1959.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|title= Harri Heinilä, The End of Harlem's Savoy Ballroom - Observations and Explanations for Reasons (February 2, 2018, the University of Helsinki) |url=https://osf.io/7w945 |publisher=osf.io |access-date=2018-02-03}}</ref>  The mayor was the target of protest by clubs and organizations. The fixtures of the ballroom were auctioned for a "[[Slum clearance in the United States|slum clearance]] housing project".<ref name="autogenerated1"/> Count Basie was quoted in the paper saying, "With the passing of the Savoy Ballroom, a part of show business is gone. I feel about the same way I did when someone told me the news that [[Bill Robinson|Bill (Bojangles) Robinson]] was dead".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wilson |first1=Sondra K. |title=Meet Me at the Theresa: The Story of Harlem's Most Famous Hotel |date=February 17, 2004 |publisher=ATRIA Books |location=New York |isbn=0743466888 |page=194 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=60goLuvPXCQC |access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref>

On May 26, 2002, Frankie Manning and [[Norma Miller]], members of Whitey's Lindy Hoppers, unveiled a commemorative plaque for the Savoy Ballroom on [[Lenox Avenue]] between 140th and 141st Streets.<ref name="Swing"/>

On the 19th anniversary of the plaque's installation, the Savoy Ballroom was honored with an interactive [[Google Doodle]] [[rhythm game]], which featured popular [[Swing (dance)|swing dance]] tunes like Ella Fitzgerald and [[Louis Armstrong]]'s "[[Let's Call the Whole Thing Off]]" duet.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/google-celebrates-savoy-ballroom-with-interactive-doodle-game/|title=Google celebrates Savoy Ballroom with interactive Doodle game|first=Steven|last=Musil|publisher=[[CNET]]|date=May 26, 2021|access-date=May 26, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/05/26/savoy-ballroom-google-doodle-game-pays-tribute-swing-dancing/7444591002/|title=Savoy Ballroom: Google Doodle celebrates swing dancing with new game|first=Brett|last=Molina|work=[[USA Today]]|date=May 26, 2021|access-date=May 26, 2021}}</ref>