{"product_id":"mid-century-texas-playhouse-club-flamingo-san-francisco-double-bar-collins-glass","title":"Mid-Century Texas Playhouse\/Club Flamingo San Francisco Double Bar Collins Glass","description":"\u003cp\u003eA very rare piece of mid-century American Jazz Club history, this vintage glass features a striking dark red screen-printed graphic of a stylized flamingo beneath a tropical palm tree. The typography reads: \"Wesley Johnson's Club Flamingo – The Texas Playhouse – 1836 Fillmore Street, San Francisco.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis item originates from the legendary Texas Playhouse (also operating as Club Flamingo), a cornerstone of San Francisco’s historic Fillmore District. Often referred to as the \"Harlem of the West,\" the venue hosted legendary jazz and blues musicians of the era, including T-Bone Walker, Charlie Parker, and Ella Fitzgerald.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLocated at 1836 Fillmore Street in San Francisco, Wesley Johnson's Club Flamingo—also known as the Texas Playhouse—was a legendary mid-century jazz venue. A vital fixture of the \"Harlem of the West\" era, it hosted major musical icons like Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, and Charlie Parker, and served as a celebrated hub for the city’s thriving Black culture. Like many of the iconic venues that made up the \"Harlem of the West\" era, Club Flamingo \/ The Texas Playhouse closed its doors in the mid-1960s. During that decade, the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency targeted the Fillmore District for massive \"urban renewal\" projects. This resulted in widespread demolition, the displacement of local Black-owned businesses and families, and the permanent closure of most of the neighborhood's legendary jazz spots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWesley Johnson (Sr.) was a Galveston, Texas native who is credited with introducing and pioneering the Juneteenth celebration in San Francisco in 1945. He is widely recognized as the \"Godfather\" of the city's Juneteenth festivities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 10\" height x 4\" diameter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnited States, 1950\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harveys On Beverly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58951874347168,"sku":"20CT40157.4MS","price":390.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1051\/5185\/6800\/files\/f_50818052_1782919685743_bg_processed.jpg?v=1790131721","url":"https:\/\/harveysonbeverly.com\/products\/mid-century-texas-playhouse-club-flamingo-san-francisco-double-bar-collins-glass","provider":"Harveys On Beverly","version":"1.0","type":"link"}