The Flamingo Club
Address
1027 N La Brea Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90038
Active Dates
1941 - 1951
The Flamingo Club program, JD Doyle, Queer Music Heritage.
About this location
The Flamingo Club opened in 1941, featuring drag shows for mixed straight, gay, and lesbian audiences, including both male impersonators like Mickey Mercer and female impersonators like Carroll Wallace. It also hosted "tea dances" for its gay and lesbian patrons on Sunday afternoons. Future lesbian nightclub owner Beverly Shaw performed at the club.
Categories
LGBTQ+
Sources
- City of West Hollywood. “City of West Hollywood HCS and Survey Report.” September 2016. 42. https://www.wehopreservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Tile-4-Hist-Context.pdf.
- Queer Maps. “Queer Maps — The Flamingo Club.” Accessed June 30, 2026. https://queermaps.org/.
- Doyle, JD. “Club Flamingo.” Queer Music Heritage. Accessed June 30, 2026. https://queermusicheritage.com/fem-flamingo.html.