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With big band music, the club became one of the most popular dance-till-dawn spots in town. On any given night, one might find the room filled with the leading men and women of the motion picture industry. In 1943, when Frank Sinatra became a solo act, he made his Los Angeles debut at the Mocambo. [2]
In 1973, after Nash bought out Lucci's and Glickman's ownership interests in the P.J.'s club, it became the Starwood, [1] which was managed by Gary Fontenot until the club closed permanently on June 13, 1981, by order of the Los Angeles County authorities due to too many citations for underage drinking and noise abatement issues, among others.
It featured lavish exotic décor and was open between 1921 and 1989. The club continued as a filming location until the hotel was demolished in 2006. The Cocoanut Grove was "probably the most beloved public room of all time" society columnist Christy Fox wrote in the Los Angeles Times. [1] The Ambassador Hotel opened on January 1, 1921.
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Nightclubs located in Los Angeles County, California. Pages in category "Nightclubs in Los Angeles County, California" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total.
The club briefly reopened later that year as The Trocadero, in time to host the Hollywood premiere party for Gone with the Wind in December 1939. [5] But by May 1940, the new owners were out of business and the club's furnishings were auctioned off. [6] Wilkerson later launched Ciro's nightclub and LaRue Restaurant, both also on the Strip.
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]
Vivi Fierce of Thick Strip, a plus-size revue, performs at one of the group's semiregular shows at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) It was an hour into class ...