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California Club. The California Club is an invitation-only private club established in 1888, based in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles Times, "The people who run Los Angeles belong to the Jonathan Club; the people who own Los Angeles belong to the California Club." [3] The California Club maintains a mandatory requirement ...
The Pen & Pencil Club (1892) The Penn Club of Philadelphia (1875) The Philadelphia Club (1834), fourth oldest existing gentlemen's club in the United States (behind the South River Club, the Schuylkill Fishing Company, and the Old Colony Club) The Poor Richard Club (1925–1980), insolvent.
The Sunset Tower on Sunset Boulevard. The Sunset Strip is the 1.7-mile (2.7 km) [1] stretch of Sunset Boulevard that passes through the city of West Hollywood, California, United States. It extends from West Hollywood's eastern border with the city of Los Angeles near Marmont Lane to its western border with Beverly Hills at Phyllis Street.
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]
1993. Demolished. 1995. Gazzarri's (also known as Gazzarri's Hollywood a Go Go) was a nightclub on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. The venue was a staple of the Los Angeles music scene from the 1960s until the early 1990s. The Doors and Van Halen were featured house bands there before being signed to major record labels.
Jonathan Club. Coordinates: 34.051517°N 118.258498°W. Cornerstone, 2011. Logo. Jonathan Club is a social club with two California locations—one in Downtown Los Angeles and the other abutting the beach in Santa Monica. [1] The club is routinely ranked as one of the top clubs in the world by Platinum Clubs of America. [2]
The Roxy Theatre on the Sunset Strip. Address. 9009 W Sunset Blvd. Location. West Hollywood, California 90069. Coordinates. 34°05′27″N 118°23′17″W / 34.090765°N 118.388029°W / 34.090765; -118.388029. Owner.
Pandora's Box, the nightclub that was at the center of the riots on the Sunset Strip. Whisky a Go Go, the Strip's most prominent rock club. Ernest E. Debs, mid-20th century Los Angeles County supervisor who represented the district and fought against the counterculture. Counterculture of the 1960s; List of incidents of civil unrest in the ...