1950s nightclub

El Tucan Miami is a modern day cabaret that pays homage to Cuba in the 1940's, a place of glitz, glamour, wonderful entertainment, dancing, very good food.

The Cotton Club was a famous night club in New York City that operated during Prohibition. While the club featured many of the greatest African American entertainers of the era, such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Bessie Smith, Cab Calloway, The Nicholas Brothers, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, and Ethel Waters, it generally denied admission to blacks. During its heyday, it served as a chic meeting spot in the heart of Harlem, featuring regular "Celebrity…

vintage print w/ Stanley Kubrick

Mashable recently published a great little collection of vintage photographs from the 1940's and 1950's showing the City illuminated in neon lights, the pinnacle of advertising technology…

New York dance club 1950s

I admire the photography of Robert Doisneau and I’ve been wanting to do a post on his photographic art for ages. He is one of France’s favourite photographers, best known for his street photography and his many insightful and playful images on everyday French life. As one of the first pioneers of outdoor photojournalism, his prolific output covered ironic images of amusing juxtapositions, mingling social classes, and eccentrics in contemporary Paris streets and cafes. Roberts deep…

Drinks, food, music and a show