AN EVENING AT EL MOROCCO,Zebra,Cafe Society,Speakeasy
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FOR SALE - AN EVENING AT THE EL MOROCCO . a 4 record 78 rpm album. records are in bright VG condition and amazingly still retain original high gloss but have been played a few times and do not have the sound quality of modern digital recording. That said this album is quite rare. For those of you who remember or know of the EL MOROCCO it was and is an Icon of the Nightclub Cafe Society era and spanned the Speakeasy Days, the WW2 and Post WW2 era. Its heyday was perhaps the Forties and Fifties. Jerome Zerbe was the house photographer and his photos of celebrities always included the distinctive Zebra skin pattern of the EL MOROCCO in background. All four 78 rpm records are present, and all music is played by Chauncey Gray and his EL MOROCCO Orchestra. All records are produced and labeled the Liberty Music Shop. They are duplicated. There are two records of each, In other words there are 2 records containing the same songs and two more but different songs that are the same for a total of 4 records. Records are VG and The Distinctive EL MOROCCO Design cover is also VG condition. Old and Rare. No cracks, no chips, no splits. Some minor edgewear to album cover but nothing gross. Own a piece of New York City History. International Postage is determined upon destination.. Insurance is Extra and may not be available to some destinations.
El Morocco
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Jump to: navigation, searchEl Morocco (sometimes nicknamed Elmo or Elmer) was a 20th century Manhattan nightclub frequented by the rich and famous in the 1930s and 1950s. It was famous for its blue zebra-stripe motif (designed by Vernon MacFarlane) and its official photographer, Jerome Zerbe.
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[hide]- 1 History
- 2 Miscellanea
- 3 References in popular culture
- 4 Notes
- 5 References
- 6 External links
[edit] History
In 1931, John Perona (born Eriane Giovanni Perona in Chiaverano in the Province of Turin, Italy),[1] an Italian immigrant, with Martín de Alzaga[2][3] opened El Morocco as a speakeasy at 154 East 54th Street, on the south side of 54th Street in the middle of the block between Lexington Avenue and Third Avenue, where the Citigroup Center now stands.
After prohibition was repealed, it became one of the most popular establishments in New York City. Its regular clientele consisted of fashionable society, politicians, and entertainers. Part of what made the club the 'place to be' was the photographs taken by Jerome Zerbe which were always in the news the next day. Everyone always knew from the background zebra stripes on the banquettes where the celebrities had been.
The neighborhood started changing after World War II, and eventually Perona moved El Morocco to a four-storey townhouse at 307 East 54th Street, on the north side of the street near the corner of Second Avenue in 1960.
Perona died in 1961, and his son, Edwin took over the proprietorship. Later that year, Edwin Perona sold the club to John Mills, who owned it for three years.[4] It was then owned by Maurice Uchitel (1964–70) and Sheldon Hazeltine.[5] Before taking over El Morocco, Uchitel owned the Eden Roc Hotel in Miami Beach for several years.[6] In 1981, the Second Avenue wing operated briefly as a steakhouse.[7][8] In 1992, it operated as a topless bar.[9] In 1997, Desmond Wootton bought the property and opened the Night Owls nightclub. The site is now occupied by the Milan Condominium.[10]
[edit] Miscellanea
Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (January 2009)- First club to use a velvet rope.
- In 1950, Humphrey Bogart was banned for life.
[edit] References in popular culture
- Setting for scene
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