Tropical Club, 1958 - dpoa4.024 1
The Tropical Club was a bar with dancing at 389 - 12th St. across from the St. Mark Hotel, open from 1942 to at least 1967. Jack Harris was the bandleader for a number of years. 3
The club was opened September 11, 1942 by George Drummond. 2 Some undated ephemera lists George Drummond and Joey Tiexiera. It appears the bar changed hands numerous times after that. It appears to have gone downhill in the late 1960s, when it began posting classifieds to hire go go girls. 4
1943 ad 3
| Owner | Years |
Notes |
| George Drummond | 1942- | |
| Joey Tiexiera | unknown | ref |
| Tex McCay | 1949- | ref |
| Jim Wylie | 1950- | ref |
| Joseph De Sousa | 1955- | ref |
| Michael Satsonis | 1963- | ref |
Links and References
- Downtown Property Owners Collection Oakland History Room, Oakland Public Library
- opening ad Oakland Tribune September 11, 1942
- ad Oakland Tribune February 26, 1943
- classified ad Oakland Tribune March 5, 1967
- Silva Looks Back On Two Full Careers AC Transit-Times May, 1974
