Menu, The Vapor's Club Wine List
Object number2008.199.08
Dateca 1963
Mediumpaper and ink
Dimensions11 x 13 in. (27.9 x 33 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionWine list from the Vapor's Club in Hot Springs, Arkansas. White with blue print. Dark vertical lines down the cover.The Vapors club was owned and run by Dane Harris and well-known gangster, Owen "Owny" Madden (who was also owner of the famous Cotton Club in New York). The club opened in 1960 and ran as a nightclub and an illegal gambling establishment until 1967 when Governor Winthrop Rockefeller shut down gambling altogether in Hot Springs. It remained open as a restaurant and nightclub into the 1990's. Many celebrities performed at The Vapors over the years, including Rosemary Clooney and Tony Bennett, who sang "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" for the very first time there.
Status
Not on view
