The 2 AM Club is a bar in Mill Valley, California. [1]
The bar was opened by Bill Brown on the corner of Miller and Montford, and was called The Brown Jug. [1] Prohibition forced its closure in 1921, and the saloon became a grain and feed store. [1] It was reopened in 1933, when Prohibition was repealed, with the same name, The Brown Jug by Joe Hornsby, a local contractor, who bought the building. [1] It became known as the 2 A.M. Club, because it was outside the city limits and so was allowed to stay open until 2 am, whereas bars within the city of Mill Valley had to close by 10 pm. [2] It was officially renamed as the 2 A.M. Club in 1940. [3]
It is known locally as "The Deuce". [4]
In 1983, the bar was the location for the cover photo of the Huey Lewis and the News' album Sports ; Lewis himself attended school in Mill Valley. [3] [5]
A toilet seat guitar created by Charlie Deal hangs behind the bar. [3] Deal obtained a patent for the idea. [6] The guitar is one of the many items visible in the photographs used for the Sports album. [3]
The band 2AM Club named themselves after the bar.[ citation needed ]
