1950's Los Angeles CA Flipper Token from Colony Club Burlesque Rare Plastic 1.5". This token is for a 1950's era 1-1/2" diameter plastic coin or token from the Colony Club of

Los Angeles, California. The club was located at 149th and S. Western and featured cocktails, dancing, and burlesque.

Likely opened in 1947, the Colony Club offered cocktails, dinner, dancing till 2AM, and shows 7 nights a week including the well-known "Battle of the Burlesque Queens" every Tuesday. The club did alternate between comedy routines and burlesque acts. The Colony Club continued to thrive through the 1950s but little is know about why or when it closed. Some online forums claim the club burned down in the early 1960s, but one article we found writes about famed burlesque dancer, Sally Rand, performing her fan dance four nights a week at the club as late as February 1964. I hope you enjoy the history and nostalgia of the token.

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