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The London Fog was a 1960s nightclub located on the Sunset Strip in what was then unincorporated Los Angeles County, California (now in the city of West Hollywood).It is most notable for being the venue where The Doors had their first regular gigs for several months in early 1966 before becoming the house band at the nearby Whisky a Go Go.
The Troubadour is a nightclub located in West Hollywood, California, United States, at 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard just east of Doheny Drive and the border of Beverly Hills. Inspired by a visit to the newly opened Troubadour café in London, it was opened in 1957 by Doug Weston as a coffee house on La Cienega Boulevard , then moved to its ...
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 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 1943, when Frank Sinatra became a solo act, he made his Los Angeles debut at the Mocambo. [2] On March 15, 1955, [3] Ella Fitzgerald opened at the Mocambo, [4] after Marilyn Monroe lobbied the owner for the booking. [5] The booking was instrumental in Fitzgerald's career. The incident was turned into a play by Bonnie Greer in 2005. It has ...
The Parlour Club was a venue located on Santa Monica Boulevard [1] in West Hollywood, California [2] and managed by Andrew Gould. [2] Among its notable events included the speakeasy-themed night Bricktops [3] (established by Vaginal Davis [4]), series of spoken-word sessions The Unhappy Hour (created by Lydia Lunch with Andrew Gould [2]), and performance art night Touché (created by Clint ...
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Mitchel manufactured Hollywood's early film cameras used by Charlie Chaplin, and for filming The Wizard of Oz. Later, it was used as the Norden bombsight facility during World War II. In 1968 the building was bought and transformed into The Factory nightclub, named after the furniture manufacturing business in the lower floor of the building ...