Black Banana

{{Short description|Defunct nightclub in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox venue | name = The Black Banana | native_name = La Banane Noire | former_names = La Banane Noire (1971–late 1970s)<br>The Crusaders Community Club (late 1970s) | address = 534 South 4th Street (original), 3rd and Race Street (later) | city = Philadelphia | country = United States | location = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | coordinates = | owner = | operator = | type = Nightclub, Ice cream parlor, Restaurant, Members-only club | capacity = | current_use = | built = | opened = 1971 (as La Banane Noire) | closed = | demolished = | years_active = 1971– | cost = | architect = | tenants = | website = | embedded = }} The '''Black Banana''' (formerly '''''La Banane Noire''''') was a [[nightclub]] in [[Philadelphia]]. The Black Banana began in 1971 as "La Banane Noire," an ice cream parlor and restaurant located at 534 South 4th Street, [[Philadelphia]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Hanke|first1=Robert|title=La Banane Noire|journal=Public Culture|date=1989|volume=1|issue=2|pages=86–90|doi=10.1215/08992363-1-2-86 }}</ref> In the late 1970s, it moved to 3rd and Race Street and became a members-only club, known as "The Crusaders Community Club".<ref>{{cite web|last1=London|first1=Nick|title=The Black Banana Reunion: Memories of the Vagabond Years|url=https://www.phillymag.com/g-philly/2011/01/11/the-black-banana-reunion/|website=Phillymag.com|date=11 January 2011 |publisher=Philadelphia magazine|accessdate=2 May 2018}}</ref>

==References== {{Portal|Philadelphia}} {{Reflist}} {{coord|39.95389|-75.14496|type:landmark_globe:earth_region:US-PA|display=title}}

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