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Dayton Nightclubs in the 70's-80's

JohnC 65 posts Feb 23, 2009 8:41 AM	Does everyone remeber the following hangouts: The Shed-UD district, great local bands. Dixie Electric Company-Kettering, huge dance floor, watered down drinks The She-Forest Park, Tuesday Night Beer Blast-all you could drink Caspers-Miamisburg, Small place-you had to get there early. Pool tables and foosball Hinky Dinks-Kettering-what a dive; later called Nardo's
bo68chev 26 posts Feb 24, 2009 11:23 AM	Some places that I frequented, mostly for the music (Silver Dollar Band, and others): TJ's, in Englewood. The Mouse that Roared, in Beavercreek. The Beavercreek Police were always in the parking lot to greet you at closing. The Lion's Den, on Wilmington Ave. (near Patterson). Foosball in the back. I was underage and got escorted in the backdoor on Friday nights. McGuffey's House of Draft, on Burkhardt. The First Stop, on Brown St. We got in the back door, from National Lanes.
tlturbo 88 posts Feb 24, 2009 3:15 PM	Bo68Chevy - I hung out at the Lions Den a LOT. Do you remember when it burnt down? I was in there earlier that night with my gal friend. Do you ever remember seeing a wild custom painted 69 gold corvette that always parked straight across the street at the Shell (I think) gas station? That was me.
bo68chev 27 posts Feb 25, 2009 1:34 PM	tlturbo, I only went in the front door one time. Because of my age, my co-workers got me in the back door. I usually did not leave the back area, near the foosball tables. The timeframe was 1977, and I was 18 or 19. Unfortunately, I do not remember seeing your Vette. I am sure that it was nice. I do remember the stuffed lion(s) behind the bar.
tlturbo 89 posts Feb 26, 2009 7:35 AM	bo68 - way after my time. I think it burnt down around 71??? I left Dayton in Jan 1972 for Florida - been here ever since. I didn't know they rebuilt it but why not. It was a great place.
WendyfromBcreek 3 posts Apr 21, 2009 7:56 PM	In high school I couldn't wait to turn 18 & go to The She but I moved away right after grad & since I was still 17 I never got to the She! I was at the movies - same parking lot as the Mouse that Roared in Beavercreek & saw the cops over there alot!
tlturbo 93 posts Apr 22, 2009 5:39 AM	WendyfromBcreek - what year did you graduate and where did you live? I graduated 1965 and lived off New Germany Trebine in Brook Hollow. I think Mouse that Roared was well after I moved away.
Doug68 9 posts Apr 30, 2009 10:42 AM	Today (or it did until last year), the building that served as home for the She Night Club now houses a flea market-type business. Talk about clutter. But, what I found really cool was the raised floor located just off where the dance floor used to be, the part where everyone sat at the tables, drank, and used their best lines, all the while watching the other couples "Get Up and Boogie" or slow dance to Jefferson Starship's "Miracles." The black metal railing is still there, so it doesn't take much to take you back to those days. If I didn't know better. I'd think that the Bee Gees lurked somewhere within the confines. Last Edited on 30-Apr-2009 10:44 AM
Doug68 20 posts May 03, 2009 1:12 PM	Earlier today, I stopped by the flea market where the She was once housed. The flea market is still open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 5pm. I took a few photos, but the amount of clutter made it next to impossible to get a good idea as to the layout. A good imagination helps. The two steps required to walk up from the dance floor to the area containing tables and chairs are still noticable. Nearby are the places where the Golden Lion, the Jammer, and a couple other lounges once opened for entertainment. All are located at the rear of Forest Park Plaza. Watch out for the potholes in the parking lot. Last Edited on 3-May-2009 1:14 PM
badkins 1 post Jun 28, 2009 7:23 PM	what was name of restaurant/bar on 1st street between Main & Ludlow beside the entrance to the PMI parking garage. Used to serve sauerkraut balls during happy hour... late '70s.
Dan-O 28 posts Jun 29, 2009 5:43 AM	badkins, I believe you're thinking of The Pewter Mug. It was a popular after-work watering hole for workers downtown. Dan-O
RIVERDALE RAT 48 posts Aug 24, 2009 9:15 PM	You guys left out the really high class places like the Rocket bar, the Oasis and the Blazing Stump.
donw 3 posts Aug 27, 2009 12:04 AM	Patterson and Wilmington barhopping: The Iron Boar, around the corner from the Lion's Den, at Broadmoor, Patterson & Wilmington. Pretty much the same crowd and format as the Lion's Den. Later in the 80s to become Wiley's Comedy Club and to feature the likes of Dayton's own Dow Thomas. When Wiley's Comedy Club moved, it then became Taggart's. Brun's, a small bar where Rite-Aid is now located, now gone, next to Sacksteader's, @ Colwick and Wilmington. "Don Riner's Piano Bar", with an actual piano, a hangout for retirees and younger "tourist" drinkers checking in, on the west side of Wilmington between Citation and Patterson. Torn down sometime in the early 90s. Timothy's or "Tim's" on Brown St. A disgusting and vile den of inequity - I went every week. :) My liver hurts now. :)
donw 6 posts Aug 27, 2009 12:18 AM	Ah, getting away from Belmont - I almost forgot: "The Living Room" on North Dixie, somewhere around the old traffic circle. It was part of the old "Dixie strip" nightclub culture. This was Dayton's supposed "high class disco" in the late 70s. This place was a reputed pick-up spot well into the late 80s. It seemed to transmogrify into a "gentleman's club" in the early 90s.
tlturbo 125 posts Aug 27, 2009 3:27 PM	Ahhhhh - Timothy's - what great memories.
pie8me 7 posts Aug 28, 2009 1:40 PM	The only one I ever went to much was the Diamond Club on Stanley Av. It was pretty much a pole dance and hustle place by that time, a shadow of what it once was. They had name acts back in the day. The owners son re-did the place in the late 70's and called it Yesterdays. It was an upscale Disco/Supper Club. Very nice, actually. The place burned shortly after opening. It was rumored to have been having financial problems.
tlturbo 128 posts Aug 28, 2009 2:09 PM	The Diamond Club in the late 60's and very early 70's was THE PLACE to be. Wed and Sun nights $3 to get in and all the beer you could drink. Wayne Cockran and the CC Riders was one of the house bands. They had some WILD mini skirt contests. I watched the Apollo Moon Landing from there.
driver62 204 posts Aug 29, 2009 7:31 AM	I remember Yesterdays very well as I worked on Troy St right next to it but I don't remember a fire. They did have good food but they were in a bad location. It was an industrial area and everything in the area was closed at night and on the weekends. There was a bar called Daimond Lils there for awhile but I can't remember if it was before or after Yesterdays. The last use of the building was as an AMVETS Post. After they moved, the building was torn down. I also remember when it was the Diamond Club. After work, I'd walk over there and have a beer before heading home. Last Edited on 29-Aug-2009 7:33 AM
magran 10 posts Jan 07, 2010 11:38 PM	The She was something
tim56 12 posts Jan 08, 2010 10:05 AM	Kramers on Irving
fishers1951 8 posts Jan 08, 2010 6:41 PM	I remember a group called "The Entertainers" who played at The She and The Living Room - early 70's(?) Then we hung out at The Cowboy in 70's & 80's
samstone 63 posts Jan 09, 2010 12:41 PM	Anyone remember the LT Club? I believe it was north of Huber on Brant.
moke57 2 posts Jan 11, 2010 7:11 PM	........how about hansons on the corner of dayton- xenia and north central in beavercreek.....obidiahs in on 725....? Last Edited on 11-Jan-2010 8:17 PM
moke57 3 posts Jan 11, 2010 7:12 PM	.......the pic-nic off of brown street.....
tlturbo 181 posts Jan 12, 2010 5:15 AM	I remember the LT at least I THINK that is the right name for it. Back around the late 60's there was a place out that way I would stop at on the way into the Diamond Club. It was a huge big open room - like a hanger. That is where I saw my first strobe light. They also had projectors on the various walls with lava lamp type designs floaing down the walls. All kind of psycadelic. If I remember, it was kind of out in the country. I asked about the name of this before along with a place closer to Huber Heights that I think we determined was the Pooki Pooki Club. They had a big jacuzzi and you could change in a little locker room and sit in the jacuzzi and drink. Ah - the good old days. MOKE 57 - I left Beavercreek in 72 and I don't remember any clubs out there at all. Just the Beaver Bowl and skating rink. Last Edited on 12-Jan-2010 5:16 AM
samstone 64 posts Jan 12, 2010 4:41 PM	tlturbo, that was it. You described it perfectly. It was the first psychedelic dance club I can remember ever going to. I saw the Everly Brother there in about 1966.
Sly Stone 1 post Jan 16, 2010 10:27 PM	Hi, Back in the early 80's there was a bar called : "The Gateway Lounge" used to be somewhat across the street from the Air Force museum I recall.. my Dad owned it at one time and as a kid I use to come out to Dayton and spend the Summer's with him and was curious if it's still there or changed to a different name? I kind of also recall it being near a Highway....my Dad and I also use to visit a good friend of his who owned a restaurant down the street called "The Athenian" ..was curious if that is still around also? Thanks for any info.
THIRDEYE 1 post Jan 21, 2010 1:13 PM	I use to DJ at the Living Room on North Dixie during the 70's. Learned a lot about life working a 21 and up bar at age 19. I couldn't drink but that's all I couldn't do. Remembering the bands...Cops and Robbers, The Line and patrons with names like Bubbles and Peaches. Not to forget Tiny at the front door. That was a true piece of 70's Americana!
wildbill66 2 posts Jan 24, 2010 8:11 PM	The L.T. club was on brant pike about half way to huber. They had a great house band The vacant lot. There was almost as much action in the parking lot as inside. If you could not get laid at the LT you better stay home.
samstone 67 posts Jan 24, 2010 9:32 PM	Great memory WildBill A.
Relayerr 4 posts Feb 04, 2010 10:29 AM	The Echo on brown street wow watched bands there and $3 beer blast nite all you can drink,
bigbob 111 posts Feb 04, 2010 11:22 AM	There was a club on Brown Street that had live music, can't remember the name but there was a group called the Lovers that had a female singer and they were fabulous.
tlturbo 189 posts Feb 05, 2010 5:17 AM	I spent a lot of nights 1968-1972 at Timothy's on Brown St just S of Ray Bryant Chevy. I think Wed? night was also $3 beer night. Not sure if they had live music or not. Last Edited on 7-Feb-2010 5:52 AM
nises43 3 posts Feb 10, 2010 4:28 PM	does any one remember the cascades night club in the 1970's
stan33 1 post Mar 05, 2010 9:41 AM	bigbob the club on Brown St. used to be called Union Depot in the '70's not sure what it was called when Leah Landis and the Lovers played there
JoseeBaker 1 post Mar 05, 2010 3:06 PM	I worked in quite a few Bars as a bartender in the Dayton Area for over 20 years.. 1st Bar I ever worked was the Moonlight Bar on Brown St. Then the next few are a bit blurry, but the ones I worked longest at were Skiddles/Breakers/Sanctuary on Brandt Pike in Huber Heights..was there from 1984 to 1997..then went over to Slammers on Old Troy Pike for a year..then The Upper Deck in Moraine across from Truck and Bus..but when I wasn't working I was hitting all the other bars in the tri-county area...;)
JoseeBaker 2 posts Mar 05, 2010 3:08 PM	We used to go watch Sunuva play at the Echo all the time...
Peaches 1 post Mar 06, 2010 7:45 AM	hey, thirdeye, I was/am Peaches, and yes Tiny at the front door, and his wife behind the bar, we used to go to their houes in the summer and have the most incredible parties. still have wonderful memories of the days at the Living Room...
bigbob 114 posts Mar 10, 2010 9:17 AM	Peaches, did you ever live in Trotwood
Relayerr 5 posts Mar 11, 2010 12:22 AM	Yeah sunuva and flywheel at the Echo on brown street , does anyone know what became of those bands , they were so good back than
bigbob 115 posts Apr 06, 2010 5:41 AM	Peaches, i knew a friend in Trotwood back in the 70's named Peaches, was that you?
jre1278 2 posts Jul 16, 2010 2:32 AM	Looking for information or anyone remembering The Elders and Sole Incorporated. Thanks for any input.
HENRYR10 1 post Jul 18, 2010 6:56 AM	This is REALLY bringing back some memories. I did the Brown Street clubs all the time. I was slightly under age but my Grandmother ran a boarding house across from the old UD Fieldhouse. I had access to quality ID's....lol! Union Depot, Shed (remember the stuffed dog), Kramers, Moonlight My S/O and I met at the Mouse That Roared 33 years ago. It went downhill fast after live bands were brought in. Later remodeled and renamed as Wolfie's it had a brief but glorious run. We had moved to the Dixie Electric on Woodman. Hinky Dinks/Nardo's was one of the few bars that had a Sunday hard liquor license. We would party there till 11:30 then hit 'The Mouse'. The fog Machine would fill the whole bar 4' thick! Curious. Anyone remember 'McGuffey Lane' playing a bar in Creek? Maybe Hansons?
roge 39 posts Jul 18, 2010 8:11 AM	The Whisper Lounge on Third St. in East Dayton in the late sixties early seventies had Sonny Flaharity and a little woman singing together with a band called the Outragous
delcodude 26 posts Jul 18, 2010 2:29 PM	HENRYR10 I remember McGuffey Lane at the Island Park Bandshell for the 4th of July, but I don't remember for sure what year, '80 or '81. Maybe the Beavercreek Lounge on Dayton-Xenia rd is the club you're looking for? I recall a two-year stint there where they were pretty popular. I never understood (past a founding band member dying) why they never made it big. I have a promotional Miller Beer poster I got when I saw them at Gilly's around '82-'83 with singer John Schwab holdig a bottle of Miller.
HENRYR10 2 posts Jul 18, 2010 7:27 PM	That would make sense. Off Factory Road. The guy I was asking for said it was an outbuilding off a strip mall. I did Forest Park Plaza thru many incarnations. 'Spot and the Blotters' at the Golden Lion was a wild time. Anyone remember The James Gang or Amboy Duke's at Pappalilski's (She)?
Monicat71 6 posts Jul 20, 2010 6:37 PM	Most of all above especially the She, the Shed, Timothys.Met my hubby at the She. Those Drink & Drown nights were a killer. The Big song I remember going there was Smog on the Water. Frankenstein. That was back in 1973 Last Edited on 20-Jul-2010 6:39 PM
donw 27 posts Jul 20, 2010 8:05 PM	I (remotely, through a friend's sister) know the founder of Cables-To-Go, which is one of the biggest PC computer cable manufacturers and was started in Dayton. For a period I heard that they ran a small production facility in the old "She." The friend worked there for a summer job and he said that the bar and the mirrors were still there and he assembled cables using the bar for a workbench. This was in the mid 80s. A completely irrelevant tangent... I'm enjoying reading the stories. For me, it was Tim's, Dixie Electric Co., and the She for nighttime liver-pickling. Sometimes Kramer's for a lower key experience.
tlturbo 201 posts Jul 21, 2010 5:06 AM	Did anyone hang out at the Lions Den on Wilmington Pike around 69-72? I was there a lot. I remember being there early one evening then leaving with a girl I was dating named Rosemary and the next morning learning that it had caught oh fire. That was probably around 1971? I never spent much time at the She in Forest Park - I was a Diamond Club person. And yes, those beer nights at Timothy's made it tough getting up for work the next morning.
Monicat71 12 posts Jul 21, 2010 5:30 PM	My mother was a singer at Betty Greenwoods around 1966 for a year or so. Remember that leg that swung from the ceiling? Big Red was a Blast.