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Opera Nightclub was a nightclub located in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States.It was Atlanta's most popular and successful nightclub in terms of revenue and attendance and has also been featured in Nightclub & Bar's Top 50 Clubs in the United States for 2015.
Paschal's La Carrousel was a jazz club in Atlanta, Georgia. Opened in 1960, it became known as Atlanta's "jazz mecca" as it featured top-name artists such as Aretha Franklin, Dizzy Gillespie, Gladys Knight, and Jimmy Smith. [1] It was the only nightclub in Atlanta open to blacks in the then-segregated city.
The Earl was opened in 1999 by John Searson, a long-time Atlanta resident but a newcomer to the restaurant and live entertainment business. The building at 488 Flat Shoals Avenue was being used to store mattresses when Searson signed the lease with the intention of transforming the space into a club and lounge.
The Limelight in Atlanta hosted many notables and celebrities over the years. A single photo taken in June 1981 skyrocketed the focus on the club, when celebrity photographer Guy D'Alema captured an image of Anita Bryant dancing the night away with evangelist Russ McGraw, known in gay communities as an activist. Several hundred newspapers and ...
The 688 Club was a popular alternative music venue in Atlanta, Georgia, [1] located at 688 Spring Street, near the intersection of Spring and 3rd Streets. The 688 Club opened in May 1980 [2] and closed in November 1986. [3] The club was operated by Steve May. [4] The club was co-owned by Tony Evans, [5] John Wicker, [6] and in its final years ...
Atlanta's vibrant and growing Hispanic community is represented at Festival Peachtree Latino, held annually Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta. The festival, which celebrates Hispanic-American culture, is the largest multicultural event in the entire Southeast . [ 14 ]
Later tenants included the "Gypsy Club" (c. 1951–1954), and "The Continental Room" (1954) before returning to the Anchorage name from about 1956 until 1963, when it was briefly known as the "Atlanta Playboy Club", an unofficial attempt to capitalize on the popularity of Hugh Hefner's magazine. A lawsuit closed the Atlanta Playboy Club.
The club was the subject of the 2001 Court TV program Sex, Sports & the Mob: Atlanta's Gold Club, written and directed by Steven Dupler. [9] After the club's 2001 closure, [7] Atlanta City Council agreed to attempt to purchase the location, [3] although it was next used as a church before opening as The Gold Room nightclub in 2009. [7]