Actress Louise Brooks smiling for a close-up candid photo at Zelli’s Club Royal Box in Paris, France. (1929)
The Royal Box -Joe Zelli’s most famous nightclub, was located at 16bis rue Fontaine, Paris, and opened in 1922 and closed in 1932. It had a balcony with an American bar and “royal boxes”.
The Royal Box is considered the first ever nightclub in the world, with opening hours from midnight until dawn. It was the nocturnal home to many members of “The Lost Generation,” scores of expatriates who flocked to Paris after the First World War. Notable clients of The Royal Box included Ernest Hemingway, Cole Porter, Buster Keaton and Louise Brooks.
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