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The Mocambo nightclub with headliner Eartha Kitt, 1950s
The famous Mocambo nightclub at 8588 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip. It opened in January 1941 and was one of the biggest and most famous of the Sunset Strip club through the 40s and 50s. It’s shown here in … Continue reading
A night shot of the entrance to Ciro’s when it opened in 1940 in the heart of the Sunset Strip.
A night shot of the entrance to Ciro’s when it opened in 1940 in the heart of the Sunset Strip. It didn’t take long for the classy place to become one of the most popular and star-studded clubs in Los … Continue reading
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello perform at the opening of the Hollywood Canteen, Oct. 3, 1942
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello perform a skit in this Los Angeles Times photograph from Oct. 3, 1942 at the opening of the Hollywood Canteen. The guy in the uniform sitting near them on stage is Rudy Vallee.
Zamboanga South Seas Club, 3828 W. Slauson Ave, Los Angeles
The Zamboanga South Seas Club was at 3828 W. Slauson Ave and was a popular tropical themed bar. Joe Chastek first was introduced to Polynesia when he and a high school buddy stowed away to the Philippines when they were … Continue reading
Rita Hayworth out front of the Hollywood Canteen, 1940s
Organized by were Bette Davis and John Garfield, the Hollywood Canteen operated at 1451 Cahuenga Blvd in Hollywood, from October 3, 1942, to November 22, 1945 as a club offering food, dancing and entertainment for servicemen who often got to … Continue reading
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Ciro’s nightclub, Sunset Blvd, 1940
Ciro’s opened on the Sunset Strip on January 30th, 1940 by the Hollywood Reporter‘s Billy Wilkerson (who also owned the Trocadero) on the site of the old Club Saville, a 10-minute walk from the Garden of Allah hotel. For more … Continue reading
Cafe Montmartre – Hollywood’s first nightclub
As far as the conservative locals were concerned, the neighborhood of Hollywood went to the dogs when the Cafe Montmartre opened on Hollywood Boulevard in 1923. Until then they’d been able to keep riff-raff like those awful motion picture people … Continue reading
Newspaper advertisement for the Clover Club, Sunset Blvd
This ad for the Clover Club appeared Feb 6, 1935. It’s not that I’m shocked someone like Alice Faye would appear in a nightclub, I’m shocked that she would agree to appear at this nightclub. The Clover Club was a … Continue reading
Cafe Trocadero, Sunset Blvd
A great night shot of Cafe Trocadero nightclub, owned by Billy Wilkerson, owner of the Hollywood Reporter. He opened it in 1934, partly using booze he’d stored during Prohibition, and it quickly became one of the most popular nightspots in … Continue reading
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interior, Cocoanut Grove Nightclub, Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd
The Cocoanut Grove nightclub which was situated at the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Blvd. Usually you just see photos of the dance floor and the paper mâché palm trees (brought from the set of Valentino’s “The Sheik”) but this photo … Continue reading
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