December 20, 2023
The Stork Club Nightclub Ashtray Black
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You are bidding on an Ashtray from the famous Stork Club Night Club. It is in good used condition with no cracks or chips. It has some wear on the bottom and the letters aren't as shiny white as they were when it was new, most likely carrying alot of history from this now defunct Club. T are no markings on the bottom. Measures 5" across widest point. Wikepedia: The Stork Club was owned and operated by Sherman Billingsley (1896–1966), an ex- bootlegger who came to New York from Enid , Oklahoma .[ 1] From the end of Prohibition in 1933 until the early 1960s, the club was the symbol of café society . Movie stars, celebrities, the wealthy, showgirls , and aristocrats all mixed Other New York City clubs had the sophistication ( El Morocco ) and drew the sporting crowd ( Toots Shor's Restaurant ), but the Stork Club mixed power, money and glamour. The Stork Club first opened in 1929 at 132 West 58th Street [2 ], just down the block from Billingsley's apartment at 152 West 58th Street [3 ]. Prohibition agents closed the club on December 22, 1931, and it moved to East 51st Street for three years. [4 ] In 1934, the Stork Club moved to 3 East 53rd Street, w it remained until it closed on October 4, 1965. Today the ornamental bar of the Stork Club is to be found in Jim Brady's Bar in Maiden Lane. According to Ralph Blumenthal in his 200
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