Club Ripples

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Club Ripples
Address5101 E. Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach, California
United States
OwnerJohn Garcia, Larry Hebert
TypeGay bar, dance club
Opened1972
ClosedDecember 1, 2019

Club Ripples was the first gay dance club in Long Beach, California, and was owned by couple John Garcia and Larry Hebert. [1] Herbert and Garcia owned Club Ripples since 1980. [2]

The building that housed Club Ripples had a storied history before opening in 1972. It was an ice cream parlor in the 1940s. In the 1950s, it became a gay bar that closed in 1968. Sometime later, actress Shirley Temple's very first husband, John Agar, purchased the property and called the restaurant he opened there Land’s Inn. [2]

Club Ripples was located at 5101 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, California. [3]

The club was the subject of an episode of the Bravo television series Tabatha Takes Over . [4]

Club Ripples permanently closed on December 1, 2019. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Puente, Kelly (January 27, 2014). "Club Ripples owners celebrate 40 years". The Orange County Register .
  2. 1 2 "Club Ripples, Long Beach's iconic gay bar, to close doors after decades of service to community". Press-Telegram . November 29, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Club Ripples". Los Angeles Conservancy.
  4. ↑ "Tabatha Coffey Returns to Long Beach to Take Over Club Ripples". Long Beach Post. January 5, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Club Ripples, Long Beach's oldest gay dance club, has its last hurrah". Long Beach Current. December 1, 2019.
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