The noun “city” had been used with modifying attributes over the years to define an entity that personified the ultimate of that “______” city. New York and San Francisco both had their “Bop City” clubs and in the spring of 1952 Roy Harte and Remo Belli opened “Drum City” in Hollywood as the headquarters for all things drumming. Maynard and his new partner, Joe Abrahams, opened “Mambo City” at 5510 Hollywood Boulevard in 1954 and at the same time opened a burlesque club, “Strip City” at the corner of Western Avenue and Pico Boulevard.
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