El Morocco

El Morocco
Elmo
El Morocco in 1965
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LocationManhattan, New York City, U.S.
Coordinates40°45′32″N 73°58′11″W / 40.75875°N 73.96975°W / 40.75875; -73.96975
TypeNightclub
Opened1931 (1931)
Tenants
Milan Condominium

El Morocco, sometimes nicknamed Elmo or Elmer, was a 20th-century nightclub in the Manhattan borough of New York City. It was frequented by the rich and famous from the 1930s until the decline of café society in the late 1950s. It was known for its blue zebra-stripe motif, designed by Vernon MacFarlane, and its official photographer, Jerome Zerbe.