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The Original "El Morocco" No-News 1948

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The Original "El Morocco" No-News 1948Cover artwork by Jaro Fabry [11] pp. 1948 9" x 6" Stapled wraps Volume 17 Number 2 Fine El Morocco (sometimes nicknamed Elmo or Elmer) was a 20th century Manhattan nightclub frequented by the rich and famous from the 1930s until the decline of caf society in the late 1950s. It was famous for its blue zebra stripe motif (designed by Vernon MacFarlane) and its official photographer, Jerome Zerbe. In 1931, John Perona (born Enrione Giovanni Perona in

Cover artwork by Jaro Fabry

[11] pp.

1948

9" x 6"

Stapled wraps

Volume 17 Number 2

Fine

El Morocco (sometimes nicknamed Elmo or Elmer) was a 20th-century Manhattan nightclub frequented by the rich and famous from the 1930s until the decline of café society in the late 1950s. It was famous for its blue zebra-stripe motif (designed by Vernon MacFarlane) and its official photographer, Jerome Zerbe.

In 1931, John Perona (born Enrione Giovanni Perona in Chiaverano in the Province of Turin, Italy), an Italian immigrant, with Martín de Alzaga 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After prohibition was repealed, it became one of the most popular establishments in New York City.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. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz had their wedding reception here. 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.

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