University of Wyoming
The 21 Club opened for business on January 1, 1930, in New York City and became one of the most famous speakeasies during the Prohibition Era. The architecture is known for such clandestine features as camouflaged doors, invisible chutes, and revolving bars. The artwork that hangs on its walls today is said to have been accepted as payment for overdue bar tabs during the Great Depression, and the ceilings are covered in donated toys and sports memorabilia.
Collection contains aircraft and commercial airliner, truck, automobile, and ship scale models; a book titled “21”: The Life and Times of New York’s Favorite Club by Marilyn Kaytor; a brochure about the 21 Club in New York City; an envelope commemorating the JFK Space Center; a print titled “Dawn Patrol” commemorating early flight.
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Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
This material was received from Peter Kriendler between May 1967 and May 1979.
There are no known other archival collections created by the 21 Club at the date of processing.
The American Heritage Center is in the process of converting its older container lists to a more accessible format. This link is to an older version of a container list for 14 items.