The Hollywood Reporter’s Billy Wilkerson opening Ciro’s nightclub in January 1940 heralded the era of the great Hollywood nightclubs (Mocambo opened a year later.) At one point Ciro’s had a Pompeii Room featuring a Vesuvius cocktail. Almost immediately, the place became a pre-Las-Vegas draw card for the best entertainers in the biz. This photo was taken in 1945, when Nat King Cole was the headliner, was starting to really break out and make a name for himself.
The bar inside Ciro’s nightclub. You gotta love that padding!
The building now houses the Comedy Club, which has kept the structure largely intact. This image is from May 2019:
The Hollywood Reporter’s Billy Wilkerson opening Ciro’s nightclub in January 1940 heralded the era of the great Hollywood nightclubs (Mocambo opened a year later.) At one point Ciro’s had a Pompeii Room featuring a Vesuvius cocktail. Almost immediately, the place became a pre-Las-Vegas draw card for the best entertainers in the biz. This photo was taken in 1945, when Nat King Cole was the headliner, was starting to really break out and make a name for himself.
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