During World War II, Lena Horne and Louis Armstrong entertained black troops stationed at Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista, Ariz. Today, the 1942 building where they performed, the Mountain View Colored Officers Club, is being repaired by the Southwest Association of Buffalo Soldiers. Established in 1887 by Buffalo Soldiers, a nickname for African American troops in the Southwest, Fort Huachuca remains an active military base. The “old fort” was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. Now the Southwest Association of Buffalo Soldiers, Inc., is trying to raise $3 million to restore the 17,000-square-foot building as a research center and theater. So far the group has only raised $150,000, but has begun replacing rotted wood and windows and removing lead paint. Check out the full story here: http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/2010/todays-news/black-officers-club-gets.html
