Bal Tabarin, San Francisco 1930s Cruise Liner John Coltrane

John Coltrane

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the Russell Hotel started life as part of Ireland’s temperance movement

The Oyster Loaf restaurant kept up the tradition

Bal Tabarin, San Francisco 1930s Cruise Liner John ColtraneIn 1931, in anticipation of the repeal of Prohibition in the United States, architect Timothy L. Pflueger was contracted to create for the Bal Tabarin nightclub a stage for live music and dance shows, and a comfortable and sophisticated cocktail bar atmosphereunusual for the day, as most bars were not decorated to appeal to women. The bar itself was implemented in the Moderne style later called Art Deco. The stage design used Pflueger's patented