Copacabana (nightclub)

, The Copacabana ( aka The Copa ) is a nightclub in New York City.

History

The club opened on 10 November 1940, 10 East 60th Street in New York City. (40 ° 45 ' 51 " N, 73 ° 58' 18" W40.764299 - 73.971741 )

Monte Proser was officially owner, but the mob boss Frank Costello was standing behind him. Costello began several years after the founding Jules Podell the place Prosers.

Podell had no African Americans in the club. When Harry Belafonte, the soldier of the United States Navy at the time was in 1944 was in the club, him were refused entry.

Later changed this policy and Belafonte appeared in the 1950s on the club. Sam Cooke took effect in July 1964 in the club, what the LP Sam Cooke at the Copa moved to yourself. In July 1965, The Supremes made ​​their first appearance in the Copa. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis were common in the club.

1957 Players of the New York Yankees were present. Sammy Davis, Jr. made ​​an appearance and was insulted by racist drunken bowlers. The Yankees beat thereupon with the bowlers, which had internal team penalties. Mid-1970s was the Copa disco. In the 1970s it was also closed for three years. The song Copacabana by Barry Manilow (1978 ) deals with this club. A number of feature films played partly in Copacabana as Goodfellas, Raging Bull, Tootsie, Carlito 's Way, The French Connection and Beyond the Sea.

In 1992, the club was moved to a different address: 617 West 57th Street ( Manhattan). 40 ° 45 ' 56 "N, 73 ° 59' 20" W40.765494 - 73.988757

In 2001 the club moved again to: In the 570 W. 34th Street to the west of Manhattan. (40 ° 45 ' 25 "N, 73 ° 59' 54" W40.757 - 73.9983 )

Since July 2011, the Copacabana is located in the West 47th Street ( 40 ° 45 ' 36 "N, 73 ° 59' 13" W40.760045 - 73.987078 )

Well-known artists

Musician

Comedians

Copacabana (song) The French Connection (film) 34th Street (Manhattan) Chicago Sun-Times
201783
de