The story
A basement brick-wall stage that incubated modern stand-up, from Lenny Bruce to Mort Sahl, and launched Barbra Streisand.
Everything that was here
- 1950–1970
The hungry iMusic Venue
A basement brick-wall stage that incubated modern stand-up, from Lenny Bruce to Mort Sahl, and launched Barbra Streisand.
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Nearby history
Vesuvio Cafe
255 Columbus Avenue · 107 m away
Henri Lenoir opened Vesuvio in 1948 across an alley from City Lights, and in 1988 the alley was renamed Jack Kerouac All
City Lights Bookstore
261 Columbus Avenue · 108 m away
Condor Club
560 Broadway · 139 m away
Tosca Cafe
242 Columbus Avenue · 145 m away
Tosca opened in November 1919, and Prohibition took effect less than two months later. Its answer was a brandy-spiked ho
The Saloon
1232 Grant Avenue · 189 m away
Finocchio's Club
506 Broadway · 197 m away
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