A curated list of the most iconic hangouts among Hollywood's Black community
“We called it the Black version of Whisky a Go Go,” says author Steven Ivory, noting the venue’s slate of A-list Black musicians and comedians. “The thing that was cool about Maverick’s was it was in the ‘hood, in South Central, so it was solely ours,” adds actor Glynn Turman.The recreational area “was the absolute center for Black Hollywood, from stars to middle-class actors to specialty acts,” says Brown.
”Opened during the mid-1970s at the top of the 9000 building on Sunset, where a number of entertainment companies had offices, Disco 9000 was the Black counterpart to the neighboring Rainbow Club. “You had members of Led Zeppelin hanging out at the Rainbow and across the street you had Bobby Womack and any number of blaxploitation actors,” says Ivory. Adds Todd, “It was one of those check-you-out places.
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