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Harlem fights for Victoria Theater

Today, the Victoria Theater is the hulking ghost of Harlem.

Dwarfed by its more famous neighbor, the Apollo, audiences haven't seen a show at the Victoria in 10 years and today it is like a movie theater kept in distressed amber.

Piles of junk are stacked in the once ornate lobby. The concession offers $1.25 Pepsis and Slice, 5th Avenue candy bars and Butterfingers to absent customers....

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