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in which the Czech culture may be taught and blended with American traditions and culture which makes the people better Americans. The organization has an annual revenue of
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The Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden has a big indoor and outdoor bar complex. The bar complex can hold 800 people and is open year-round. Food that the bar serves is
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schools, dramatics, and libraries for Czech children and children of Czech heritage; to maintain a non-profit-making home social for Czechs and people of
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to the area, as well as people of Czech and Slovak ancestry. The society is commonly known as "Bohemian Hall" after its clubhouse, which is listed on the
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Revenue was so low in the early 1990s that the hall threatened to close. A large group of people, not all Czech, started a "Save the Hall" meeting.
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1,000,000 and employs a staff of approximately 14. The current president of the organization is Alan Svoboda.
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The founders of the organization said that the purpose of the society is to encourage, support, and maintain
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and a Czech school. The Bohemian Hall keeps the people linked, visually and materially, to the past.
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National Register of Historic Places in Queens, New York
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Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Bohemian Citizens' Benevolent Society is located in New York City
Bohemian Citizens' Benevolent Society is located in New York
Bohemian Citizens' Benevolent Society is located in the United States
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Queens
New York
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benevolent society
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