Tropicana Club

El Tropicana
Tropicana Logo, 1950s
Arcos de Cristal in the 1950s
Map
Former namesEdén Concert
General information
TypeCabaret
Architectural styleModern
LocationMarianao
AddressCalle 72 esq a Calle 43, Marianao, La Habana
Town or city Ciudad de La Habana
CountryCuba Cuba
Coordinates23°05′39″N 82°25′08″W / 23.09417°N 82.41889°W / 23.09417; -82.41889
OpenedDecember 30, 1939
Renovated1951
ClientMartin Fox
OwnerRevolutionary government (contested)[a][2][3]
Height90'
Technical details
Structural systemThin shell concrete
MaterialReinforced concrete
Floor count5 Arches
Grounds36,000-square-meter estate
Design and construction
Architect(s)Max Borges Jr.
Other designersCharles and Ray Eames, chairs
Awards and prizesColegio Nacional de Arquitectos, Cuba
Designations1953 Premio Anual
Known forThin shell structures
Other information
Number of roomsSeating capacity 1,700
El Tropicana Night Club
image icon exterior, daylight, 1 January 1959[4]

El Tropicana Night Club in Havana, Cuba located in a lush, 36,000-square-metre (390,000 sq ft) estate tropical garden opened on December 30, 1939 at the Villa Mina in Marianao. It is located next door to the old Colegio de Belén, Havana, presently, the Instituto Técnico Militar.

  1. ^ "HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE of the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION". Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  2. ^ "Trump Administration Authorizes Lawsuits Against Companies That Deal in Property Confiscated by the Cuban Government and Tightens Other Sanctions Against Cuba". Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  3. ^ "US Allows Lawsuits Relating to "Trafficking" in Confiscated Property in Cuba". Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  4. ^ "Four young women drive past the Tropicana Nightclub in Havana, Cuba, in a Buick Roadmaster". Getty Images. January 1, 1959. Retrieved 22 July 2024.


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