The Legendary Blue Horizon

Neighborhood:North

Address:
1314 N. Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA 19121

Significance:
Founded in 1961, the Legendary Blue Horizon is a boxing and entertainment venue. The ca. 1865 brownstone rowhouse was also the site of the Loyal Order of Moose, No. 54. To learn more, visit http://www.legendarybluehorizon.com/html/index.html

Type of Historic Resource:clubhouse, dwelling, hall

Date Built / Architect:ca. 1865, Carl P. Berger

Extant: yes

Listed in PHMC Cultural Resources Database:yes (1312-1316 N. Broad St.)

Historical Marker:PA Historical Marker (2003)

Text of Historical Marker:
Built to house wealthy businessmen and their families (1865), and later the headquarters for the Moose Lodge (1912). By the 1960s the Blue Horizon was known as the center of African American community life and as a world renowned boxing venue.