9 places to party like it's 1929

[Vanessa]

From CNN Travel:

Prohibition-style bars and speakeasies have been popping up all over, but these lounges go beyond the gimmicks in their near obsessive devotion to the art of old-time cocktails and decor.

The Edison, Los Angeles, California

The 1920s scene at legendary watering holes like the Cocoanut Grove and Ciro's of Hollywood inspired this cavernous lounge, where current industry players mingle in their best vintage cocktail dresses and blazers. The Edison is in the basement of a former power plant; leather furniture surrounds preserved industrial elements like furnaces and power generators. Silent movies play on brick walls, and a circus troupe performs weekly. On Soup Kitchen Fridays, drinks mixed from house-made Bath Tub Gin are 35 cents from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and come with free grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup. edisondowntown.com.

The Violet Hour, Chicago, Illinois

Luxurious floor-to-ceiling velvet curtains create intimate spaces inside the Violet Hour, discreetly hidden behind an unmarked, wood-paneled door. Circles of high-backed leather chairs and the warm glow from crystal chandeliers and working fireplaces encourage conversation. So does a strict no-cell-phones policy. Eight kinds of ice -- shards, crushed and cubes of varying shapes -- are tailored to specific drinks, which gives an idea of how seriously this bar takes its cocktails. A favorite is the Juliet and Romeo, Beefeater gin with mint, cucumber and rosewater ($12). theviolethour.com.

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[Marc Chevalier]

It is inexplicable -and inexcusable- that the list doesn't include "The Cicada Club".


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[Bruce Wayne]

It is inexplicable -and inexcusable- that the list doesn't include "The Cicada Club".


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please enlighten me as to what the cicada club is, mark.

 

[Miss Neecerie]

http://clubcicada.com/



Its a once a week nightclub in the vintage style with music etc...



The fact that it is once a week is probably what kept it off the list...which all seem to be 7 day a week operations...while the Cicada Restaurant is open every day....its only vintage club atmosphere the one night....

 

[Story]

Mum's the word

http://www.theprohibitiontaproom.com/