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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. Michael Nesmith sometimes worked as an M.C. at the club in the 1960s, before the formation of the music group the Monkees.
Spider Club was transformed into Bardot in 2008 and remains the preeminent venue in Los Angeles to see up and coming acts as well as established ones wanting to play an intimate venue. In the mid-2000s Avalon Hollywood also hosted many one-time events, including a political fundraiser where the Black Eyed Peas performed, an anniversary party ...
Opened. January 16, 1964. Website. whiskyagogo .com. The Whisky a Go Go (informally nicknamed The Whisky) is a historic nightclub in West Hollywood, California, United States. It is located at 8901 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip, corner North Clark Street, opposite North San Vicente Boulevard, northwest corner.
Hollywood Athletic Club. Coordinates: 34.098157°N 118.331961°W. Hollywood Athletic Club. The Hollywood Athletic Club is an office building and event space in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles . Since it was built in 1924, it has had a varied history as a health club, bar, music venue, and billiard room . It is located on Sunset Boulevard .
Located in Pasadena, the Rose Bowl is the venue with the largest seating capacity in Greater Los Angeles. This is a list of notable music venues in Greater Los Angeles, California. This includes theaters, clubs, arenas, convention centers, and stadiums in the area, all which can host a concert.
Los Angeles private schools — and some public — have spent tens of thousands of dollars on prom venues, from the Petersen Automotive Museum to Hollywood clubs. Don't forget the after-party.
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 Magic Castle was declared a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1989. One of the Castle's regulars was sleight of hand magician Dai Vernon (1894–1992), who moved to Los Angeles in 1963 and performed for decades at the Castle. In his retirement he would sit in the bar area entertaining and teaching, and after his death in 1992 at the ...