▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁the ▁church ▁moved ▁several ▁blocks ▁West ▁to ▁its ▁new ▁location ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Eu cl id ▁Avenue ▁and ▁ 9 6 th ▁Street . ▁In ▁later ▁years , ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁att raction ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁facing ▁Eu cl id ▁Avenue ▁was ▁the ▁op ul ent ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁pl ush ▁vel vet ▁seat ▁Keith ' s ▁ 1 0 5 th ▁Street ▁Theater , ▁which ▁launched ▁local ▁com ed ian ▁Bob ▁Hope ▁and ▁other ▁notable ▁V au dev ille ▁acts ▁into ▁the ▁upper ▁e ch el ons ▁of ▁show ▁business . ▁These ▁acts ▁included ▁com ed ians , ▁sing ers , ▁d anc ers , ▁ac rob ats , ▁fre ak ▁shows , ▁jug gl ers , ▁high ▁divers , ▁and ▁escape ▁artists . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁tur bul ent , ▁ri ot - t orn ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁ra cially ▁polar ized ▁cities ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁this ▁area ▁witness ed ▁the ▁creation ▁and ▁rise ▁of ▁an ▁urban ▁parad ise , ▁imag ined , ▁engine ered , ▁owned ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁a ▁young ▁African - American ▁entrepr ene ur , ▁W inst on ▁E . ▁Will is . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁inf am ous ▁Glen ville ▁Sho ot out ▁and ▁subsequent ▁w ides p read ▁ri ots , ▁white ▁business ▁own ers ▁began ▁leaving ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁record ▁numbers . ▁St unn ed ▁and ▁sh aken ▁by ▁the ▁er u ption ▁of