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The Clubhouse - Santa Ana

by Steve
Monday, December 24, 2007

An anonymous commenter shares their memory of going to club called, "The Clubhouse" in Santa Ana during the 1970s, and wonders if anyone else remembers it...
In the 70's, there was a club in Santa Ana called "The Clubhouse". I remember going there a few times with my girlfriend because she knew the band there. They were called "Emperor", and I happened to run across a publicity photo the other day that one of the band members gave me. It was located in a strip mall on Main Street near the 5 Freeway. I remember wearing a red tube top there once!!! Does anyone else remember this place?

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6 Comments:

  • I remember the Santa Ana Clubhouse, I worked at a club a few miles away at Fairview and Warner called Gatsbys Rendezvous.

    By Blogger keith, at January 07, 2008 7:35 PM  


  • I remember the Santa Ana Club House, it was situated where the Main place is now. Your right it was in the 70s. My wife and I saw Ike and Tina Turner there, when they were just starting out. She walked passed me and brushed against me she turned around and asked me If I was ok. The Name of the plaza then was called Metcalf Plaza, it was next to the Horn of Plenty Market.

    Richard D. de la Riva

    By Anonymous Yankee, at January 26, 2008 8:06 PM  


  • Oh, I was there so many times and remember falling in lust with a woman with a red tube top. I spent many Saturday nights there. I can't recall the name of the bands that played there but that is amnesia like affect a Boone's Farm had on a 22 year old.

    By Blogger Jack, at April 25, 2008 12:54 PM  


  • Do I ever remember The Clubhouse.
    My husband and I met there in July of 1971. Six months later we got married, the day before my 21st birthday. We've been together ever since.

    By Anonymous Maryann, at May 19, 2008 4:43 AM  


  • I remember when Santa Ana Club House had "after hours" from 2AM to (I think) 6AM. No alcohol was served but you danced till you dropped! You had to be 18 and over but I used to get in when I was 16. They never really checked ID's.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 18, 2008 7:10 PM  


  • I worked as a bouncer at the Clubhouse from 1970-1972, then went to work at Pier 11 in Costa Mesa. We did check Id's but we were a little liberal with good looking girls.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 30, 2008 2:03 PM  


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