Getting a bit tired of the rustic wood and exposed light-bulbs in bars around your town? Not that there's anything wrong with that, but just have a look at this small selection of nightspots from the 1940s and 1950s. Sure, half of them wouldn't have let the likes of me through their doors but I'm sure anyone going to one of these places was up for a good time!
Happy New Year to all!
The Blue Room at the Chi Chi, Palm Springs, 1950s. From Palm Springs Holiday, Peter Moruzzi.
Coconut Grove at The Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, 1950s. From Impact of Design, Clive Carney.
Les Ambassadeurs at The Diplomat Hotel, Hollywood, Florida, 1950s. From Designing a Good Life, Norman M. Giller and Sarah Giller Nelson.
The TV Room at Driftwood Motel, Sunny Isles, Florida, 1950s. As above.
Riviera Resort Hotel, Palm Springs, 1950s. From Palm Springs Holiday, Peter Moruzzi.
Del Tahquitz Hotel, Palm Springs, 1940s. As above.
Ocotillo Lodge, Palm Springs, 1950s. From The Alexanders, a Desert Legacy, James R. Harlan.
The Latin Quarter, Sydney, 1950s. From Impact of Design, Clive Carney.
Richlor's, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, 1940s. From The Leisure Architecture of Wayne McAllister, Chris Nichols.
Tropicana Night Club, Havana, Cuba, 1950s. From Havana Before Castro, Peter Moruzzi.
