Miami used to go clubbing like this. See the nightlife and party scene
By Miami Herald Archives
In 1952, Tony Pastor’s Club at Sixth and Collins in South Beach, which featured female impersonators.
Miami Herald File
Miami likes to party. For decades, nightspots have stretched across South Florida, offering entertainment, dancing, music and drinks.
In Miami Beach, bands took the stage at the Latin Quarter nightclub. Over at the Place Pigalle, salty comedians told jokes as exotic dancers wiggled their stuff.
In the ‘60s and ‘70s,every hotel seemed to have a show in the lobby cocktail lounge.
In Miami, lavish supper clubs with elaborate shows drew crowds.
And in the 1990s, South Beach was lined with hot spots.
Lets take look through the Miami Herald archives at some of the places that kept us entertained through the years:
Place Pigalle in Miami Beach. Carol Guzy Miami Herald
A musician takes a break at Place Pigalle in Miami Beach in 1974. Miami Herald File
At 5th Street nightclub in Miami Beach in 1991, Waggy Tee, aka “Chinese Selecta,” spins the music. Carl Juste Miami Herald File
A view of the Cotton Club in Miami Beach. Miami Herald File
A clubgoer gets carried through and over the crowd after jumping head first off of the stage during a show at Washington Square on South Beach in 1993. David Bergman Miami Herald File
Dancer Samia Gamal on her opening night at Lou Walter’s Latin Quarter in Miami Beach. About 400 people turned out for the performance in 1952. Miami Herald File
Life Bar on Miami Beach in 1964. Miami Herald File
Little Club at 323 23rd St. in Miami Beach. John Walter Miami Herald File
