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A new Birdland jazz club opened in 1986 and is now at 315 West 44th Street
The satirist H L Mencken is said to have called the martini "the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet
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The Stork Club, New York, 1946 Paul Rand Book Cover Sizes:A4 (210x297mm) Archival Print (Unframed) made an astounding impression onThe Stork Club was a famous and fabled nightclub in New York City from 1929 to 1965, which was owned and operated by Sherman Billingsley (18961966), an ex bootlegger from Oklahoma. The club was the symbol of caf society. Movie stars, the wealthy, showgirls, politicians and aristocrats, all mixed here. El Morocco had the sophistication, Toots Shor's had the sporting crowd, but the Stork Club mixed power, money and glamour. Unlike its competitors, the