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In October 1962, comedian Lenny Bruce was arrested on obscenity charges for using the word "schmuck" on stage; one of the arresting officers was Sherman Block, who would later become Los Angeles County Sheriff. [5] Michael Nesmith sometimes worked as an M.C. at the club in the 1960s, before the formation of the music group the Monkees. [6]
The club's first location was in the second-floor rooms over the Tally-Ho Stables on the northwest corner of First and Fort (Broadway) streets, [6] where the Los Angeles County Law Library now stands. It moved to the Wilcox Building on the southeast corner of Second and Spring streets in 1895, occupying the two top floors, the fourth and fifth.
The Novo (formerly Club Nokia) is an indoor club located at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles, California. The club's seating capacity is 2,400. The club's seating capacity is 2,400. History
The Viper Room is a nightclub and live music venue located on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California, United States.It was established under its current name on August 14, 1993, [1] being co-owned by actors and 21 Jump Street co-stars Johnny Depp and Sal Jenco. [2]
When founded, the club quarters were housed at what had been the Crosetti Dairy Farm on Riverside Drive. In the 1930s, the club moved to the Ambassador Hotel, later building a clubhouse at 3207 Los Feliz Boulevard in 1934. The club maintained operations there until 1965, when it returned to its original location on Riverside Drive. [2]
In 1973, after Nash bought out Lucci's and Glickman's ownership interests in the P.J.'s club, it became the Starwood, [1] which was managed by Gary Fontenot until the club closed permanently on June 13, 1981, by order of the Los Angeles County authorities due to too many citations for underage drinking and noise abatement issues, among others.
The Conga Room is a Los Angeles nightlife and private events location. Founded in 1998, the Conga Room's first location was on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, CA. The Conga Room is now located in Downtown Los Angeles' L.A. Live across from the Staples Center and continues to be the premier destination for pan-Latino night-life entertainment and beyond.
The club has two founding dates set in stone at the entrance to its Downtown Los Angeles building — 1894 (when it was a political club) and 1895 (when it segued into a non-political social club and was chartered by State of California). The club bases its anniversaries on the June 8, 1895 date. [3] Membership in the club is by invitation only ...