This happened to be the first Playboy Club that Hughe Hefner started in 1960. When Hugh Hefner opened the first Playboy Club, in 1960, he was selling men the chance to walk into the pages of his magazine. Published July 6, 2012. Exterior of Hugh Hefners Playboy Club in midtown Manhattan, New York. Playboy magazine owner Hugh Hefner decided that Leap Year would be an appropriate time for him to open up the worlds first Playboy Club on Walton Street in the Gold Coast. The original Los Angeles Playboy Club was opened on New Years Eve of 1964 at 8560 Sunset Boulevard, where the parent company had its L.A. offices. The Playboy Club was to feature several guest performances by singers portraying real-life musicians from the 1960s period. The first Playboy Club opened in Chicago on Sadie Hawkins Day in 1960 as an extension of Hugh Hefners Playboy magazine and quickly grew to a global chain of 30. Classic 1960s Playboy Club Bunny costume. It wont be news to anyone, but the first couple of years worth of Playboy magazines are worth something today. The Playboy Club. Jazz Mags: The Golden Age Of Playboy Clubs. Welcome to the Playboy 1960's category. Hugh Hefner opened the first Playboy Club in Chicago in 1960, and clubs were opened the following year in New Orleans and Miami. The club premiered that night with entertainers Bobby Short, Irwin Corey, Mabel Mercer and Mae Barnes and, of course, the now iconic Playboy The card pictures a key with the Playboy Bunny logo.. 1 20180808 Article I. I don't think that most people today realize the extent of the success of the Playboy Club in the 1960's and early 70's. I dont think that most people today realize the extent of the success of the Playboy Club in the 1960s and early 1970s. Front has the membership number, name, what looks to be occupation of the member and playboy key logo. Free shipping for many products! 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Other clubs would quickly emerge in more than twenty locations including Boston, Wisconsin, and Los Angeles, as Description. Published July 6, 2012. The cleaner the copy, the higher the price. A few weeks ago, we sold a 2002 Playboy pinball machine manufactured by Stern Pinball for $1,890, including buyers premium. November 1954 Centerfold: Diane Hunter. The Playboy Club Kansas City opened on June 13, 1964, in the top-floor ballroom of the former Continental Hotel at the corner of 11th Street and Baltimore. $5.50. This story was originally published by DNAinfo Chicago in 2016. In fact, the London Playboy Club arguably had no need for big name architects at all. This card would have allowed you On weekends, waiting lines stretched west on Lindell for more than a block. 1995, 96, 98 Pokemon Energy Retrieval Trainer Card 110/130 Second Edition. Playboy membership Keys high and low numbers when possible almost complete collection. 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This metal card is not dated but it is believed to be from the 1960s. Other clubs would quickly emerge in more than twenty locations including Boston, Wisconsin, and Los Angeles, as well as more elaborate A new Playboy Club has opened in New York City, 30 years after the last club closed down. The Membership Office can be reached by phone at 212-945-6805. We sell Old Mags, Used Magazines, Back Issues and Past Issues at competitive prices, stop by and shop. The Playboy Clubs ushered in an era of members-only establishments. Kansas City residents who were around during the years the club operated, from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s, have different memories of the club. 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