{"id":209791,"date":"2026-03-28T17:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T17:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/209791\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T17:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T17:56:15","slug":"take-a-look-at-miami-nightlife-through-the-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/209791\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a look at Miami nightlife through the decades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-11192012-10000858AA.JPG\"   width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" title=\"In 1952, Tony Pastor\u2019s Club at Sixth and Collins in South Beach, which featured female impersonators.\" alt=\"In 1952, Tony Pastor\u2019s Club at Sixth and Collins in South Beach, which featured female impersonators.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        In 1952, Tony Pastor\u2019s Club at Sixth and Collins in South Beach, which featured female impersonators.<\/p>\n<p>            Miami Herald File<\/p>\n<p>Miami likes to party. For decades, nightspots have stretched across South Florida, offering entertainment, dancing, music and drinks.<\/p>\n<p>In Miami Beach, bands took the stage at the Latin Quarter nightclub. Over at the Place Pigalle, salty comedians told jokes as exotic dancers wiggled their stuff.<\/p>\n<p>In the \u201860s and \u201870s,every hotel seemed to have a show in the lobby cocktail lounge.<\/p>\n<p>In Miami, lavish supper clubs with elaborate shows drew crowds.<\/p>\n<p>And in the 1990s, South Beach was lined with hot spots.<\/p>\n<p>Lets take look through the Miami Herald archives at some of the places that kept us entertained through the years:<\/p>\n<p>                                              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8-09252012-10001020AA.JPG\"   width=\"1140\" height=\"609\" title=\"8-09252012-10001020AA.JPG\" alt=\"Place Pigalle in Miami Beach.\"\/>                                                                                    Place Pigalle in Miami Beach.                                                                                            Carol Guzy                                                                            Miami Herald                                                                                                                                      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8-09252012-10001023AA.JPG\"   width=\"1140\" height=\"844\" title=\"8-09252012-10001023AA.JPG\" alt=\"A musician takes a break at Place Pigalle in Miami Beach in 1974.\"\/>                                                                                    A musician takes a break at Place Pigalle in Miami Beach in 1974.                                                                                                                                                                        Miami Herald File                                                                                                                                      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img0241A.JPG\"   width=\"1140\" height=\"760\" title=\"img0241A.JPG\" alt=\"At 5th Street nightclub in Miami Beach in 1991, Waggy Tee, aka \u201cChinese Selecta,\u201d spins the music.\"\/>                                                                                    At 5th Street nightclub in Miami Beach in 1991, Waggy Tee, aka \u201cChinese Selecta,\u201d spins the music.                                                                                            Carl Juste                                                                            Miami Herald File                                                                                                                                      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-08282012-10000411AA.JPG\"   width=\"1140\" height=\"882\" title=\"2-08282012-10000411AA.JPG\" alt=\"A view of the Cotton Club in Miami Beach.\"\/>                                                                                    A view of the Cotton Club in Miami Beach.                                                                                                                                                                        Miami Herald File                                                                                                                                      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6-12032012-20001079AA.JPG\"   width=\"1140\" height=\"763\" title=\"6-12032012-20001079AA.JPG\" alt=\"A clubgoer gets carried through and over the crowd after jumping head first off of the stage during a show at Washington Square on South Beach in 1993.\"\/>                                                                                    A clubgoer gets carried through and over the crowd after jumping head first off of the stage during a show at Washington Square on South Beach in 1993.                                                                                            David Bergman                                                                            Miami Herald File                                                                                                                                      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-11052012-10000775AA.JPG\"   width=\"1140\" height=\"1482\" title=\"5-11052012-10000775AA.JPG\" alt=\"Dancer Samia Gamal on her opening night at Lou Walter\u2019s Latin Quarter in Miami Beach. About 400 people turned out for the performance in 1952.\"\/>                                                                                    Dancer Samia Gamal on her opening night at Lou Walter\u2019s Latin Quarter in Miami Beach. About 400 people turned out for the performance in 1952.                                                                                                                                                                        Miami Herald File                                                                                                                                      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-09142012-10000737AA.JPG\"   width=\"1140\" height=\"926\" title=\"5-09142012-10000737AA.JPG\" alt=\"Life Bar on Miami Beach in 1964.\"\/>                                                                                    Life Bar on Miami Beach in 1964.                                                                                                                                                                        Miami Herald File                                                                                                                                      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9-09262012-10000322AA.JPG\"   width=\"1140\" height=\"877\" title=\"9-09262012-10000322AA.JPG\" alt=\"Little Club at 323 23rd St. in Miami Beach.\"\/>                                                                                    Little Club at 323 23rd St. in Miami Beach.                                                                                            John Walter                                                                            Miami Herald File<br \/>\n        Follow More of Our Reporting on  Uniquely Miami<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In 1952, Tony Pastor\u2019s Club at Sixth and Collins in South Beach, which featured female impersonators. 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