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Philadelphia Club was founded in 1834 and is located at 13th and Walnut Streets in Center City Philadelphia. It is the oldest city club in the United States and one of the oldest gentlemen's clubs . Notable members have included George Meade , Owen Wister , and many members of the Du Pont and Biddle families .
The five oldest existing American clubs are the South River Club in South River, Maryland (c.1690/1700), the Schuylkill Fishing Company in Andalusia, Pennsylvania (1732), the Old Colony Club in Plymouth, Massachusetts (1769), the Philadelphia Club in Philadelphia (1834), and the Union Club of the City of New York in New York City (1836). [1]
The Latin Casino was a Philadelphia-area nightclub that first opened in 1944 as the "Latin" located at 1309 Walnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Many top entertainers performed at the Latin, including Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Durante, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Richard Pryor, Jerry Lewis, Milton Berle, Lena Horne, Pearl Bailey, Louis Armstrong, Lionel Hampton, Joey Bishop, and others.
The 20th Century Club, Ciro's and the opulent, art deco Click Club on Market St. which Frank also owned were significant elements in the music scene. [7] Benny Goodman And His Orchestra with Patti Page and pianist Teddy Wilson performed a Live 1946 radio broadcast for the 'One Night Stand' show at Frank Palumbo's Click Club in Philadelphia. [8]
The Black Banana began in 1971 as "La Banane Noire," an ice cream parlor and restaurant located at 534 South 4th Street, Philadelphia. [1]In the late 1970s, it moved to 3rd and Race Street and became a members-only club, known as "The Crusaders Community Club".
Exene Cervenka performing with X at the Chestnut Cabaret in July 1986. Chestnut Cabaret was a nightclub located at 38th and Ludlow Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [1] It opened in 1978 and closed in 1994, then it reopened in 2009 renamed the Blockley [2] [3] before its closure in 2013.
The goth club is located in the heart of what was once Newark's Chinatown beginning in the 1890s. It sits in the area of the city between City Hall and the Ironbound . [ 5 ] It is host to shows by live punk, goth, and hardcore bands and DJs as well as burlesque acts and a number of film shoots. [ 6 ]
The Catacombs Nightclub was a gay after-hours club in Philadelphia that played underground dance music, a precursor to house music. [1] Additionally, Catacombs was responsible for the creation of the dance music genre "Philly Classics". The club was a cultural center for music industry professionals and artists of diverse backgrounds in the ...