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Originally Posted by BDiH
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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
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. . . . Judging by those 8 x 10s it appears the bar showcased female entertainers. (strip joint?  ) |
Female impersonators
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Interesting to see bicycles parked outside a club.
According to the One Archives, this was the Club Flamingo at 1027 N. La Brea.
https://one.usc.edu/archive-location/club-flamingo
Info:
Alternate Names:
Flamingo
First Document: 1940
Last Document: 1949
Address:
Club Flamingo
1027 N La Brea
Los Angeles, CA
Club Flamingo also listed on the US Navy Out of Bounds list:
https://one.usc.edu/reference/ladail...ives-riverside
Listing as the Flamingo Club in 1947 L.A. Phone Book:
https://martinturnbull.com/2015/01/1...elephone-book/
Below info from this
LINK, where you can also view an entire Club Flamingo program.
A 1949 ad...
A 1951 L.A. TImes clip:
Author Jon Ponder, who is working on a book on Los Angeles
night clubs estimates the Flamingo Club was open from
circa 1941 until it's forced closing around April, 1951.
The
LINK for this matchbook cover says: "Another hangout of Elizabeth Short." Apparently she hung out everywhere.
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Speaking of Club Flamingo:
Police Squad Episode 1:
http://tvmegasite.net/images/primeti...stepisode/?N=D