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History The Penthouse Night Club was founded in 1947 by brothers Joe, Ross,
Mickey and Jimmy Filippone. Eldest brother Joe would often
have private parties in his upstairs apartment that consistently
drew the attention of the local police. These raids became as common
as the parties themselves, so much so that one day a headline in
the Vancouver Sun read “Joe’s Penthouse Raided”,
and so a Vancouver landmark was born. Those crowds often included stars like Frank
Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Max Baer & Gary Cooper,
to name a few. The Penthouse was the place to see and be seen.
Many of the stars photographs still to this day grace the walls of
the club as a reminder of the rich history that we are a part of.
This was officially recognized recently with our induction into the
BC Entertainment Hall of Fame. |
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