2 AM Club
The 2 AM Club is a popular bar in Mill Valley, California. It is known as being the location of the cover photo of the Huey Lewis and the News' album Sports.[1] Known locally as "The Deuce", it is a popular watering hole.[2]
It was formerly known as "The Brown Jug", which was opened by Bill Brown on the corner of Miller and Montford. Prohibition caused its closure in 1921. It reopened in 1933 with the same name by Joe Hornsby, but became known as 2 A.M. Club. This was because it was outside of the city limits and therefore allowed to stay open until 2 A.M, whereas bars within the city of Mill Valley had to close at 10 pm.[3] It became officially renamed as the 2 A.M. Club in 1940.[4]
The famous "toilet seat" guitar created by Charlie Deal still hangs behind the bar. Charlie holds the patent for this original idea and transformed numerous donated, oak seats into decent musical instruments. He claimed the idea came to him while he was sitting on one.
The band "2AM Club" named themselves after the bar.
References[edit]
- ^ Silvers, Emma (2018-11-28). "Mill Valley's 2AM Club and the trope of the high-school reunion bar". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ "The San Francisco Rock and Roll Road Map". Archived from the original on 2006-12-31. Retrieved 2006-12-07.
- ^ "Homestead in the Thirties". Mill Valley Historical Society. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ Silvers, Emma (2018-11-28). "Mill Valley's 2AM Club and the trope of the high-school reunion bar". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
Coordinates: 37°53′50″N 122°32′14″W / 37.89709°N 122.53712°W