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Ciro's (later known as Ciro's Le Disc) was a nightclub on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California owned by William Wilkerson. [1] Opened in 1940, Ciro's became a popular nightspot for celebrities. The nightclub closed in 1960 and was reopened as a rock club in 1965. After a few name changes, it eventually became The Comedy Store in 1972.
The Starwood was a popular nightclub and music venue in West Hollywood, California from early 1973 to 1981. [1] Many punk bands and heavy metal bands, including Van Halen, started their careers playing at the club. [1] The Starwood was located on the northwest corner of Santa Monica Blvd. and Crescent Heights Blvd.
It has been widely reported that Fitzgerald was the first Black performer to play the Mocambo, following Monroe's intervention, but this is not true. African-American singers Herb Jeffries, [6] Eartha Kitt, [7] and Joyce Bryant [8] all played the Mocambo in 1953, according to stories published at the time in Jet magazine.
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In the late 1950s Pandora's Box was a popular coffeehouse located at 8118 Sunset Boulevard, on the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Crescent Heights Boulevard.Home to some of the more adventurous artists in town, Pandora's Box hosted up-and-coming jazz musicians such as Les McCann and Carla Bley, while artist Burt Shonberg adorned the interior of the club with a mural similar to his works in the ...
Xenon was a popular New York City discotheque and nightclub in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was located in the former Henry Miller's Theatre at 124 West 43rd Street (now the site of the Stephen Sondheim Theatre) which, prior to Xenon, had been renamed Avon-at-the-Hudson and was operating as a porn house.
The club said it couldn’t survive financially under a 2 a.m. alcohol curfew. Now its future is uncertain. Story nightclub in Miami Beach is closed as liquor cutoff takes effect.
In April 2010, the club owners were approved for a liquor license to operate the club in a new location at 760–766 8th Avenue, on the second and third floors. [20] In November 2010, the club owners were granted permission to allow dancing by restaurant patrons as well as the general public, not limited to private parties and catered events ...