Peacock Alley (jazz club)

City Hospital #2 at 2945 Lawton Boulevard in 1920. The building was adjoined to Centenary Hospital, built in 1902; this building became the Midland Hotel that housed Peacock Alley.[1]

The Peacock Alley was a jazz club at 2935 Lawton Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri. It was one of St. Louis' most important nightclubs in the 1950s.[2][3] Due to its close proximity to Union Station, it was favored among musicians.[4]

  1. ^ "OLD MEDICAL COLLEGE, HOSPITAL WILL BE RAZED". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1960-11-18. p. 21.
  2. ^ Owsley, Dennis (2014-07-25). "The Jazz History Of St. Louis-Part 4: The 1950s". St. Louis Public Radio. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  3. ^ Owsley, D.; Terry, C.; Sheldon Art Galleries (2006). City of Gabriels: The History of Jazz in St. Louis, 1895-1973. Reedy Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-933370-04-0. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  4. ^ Olson, B.R. (2016). That St. Louis Thing, Vol. 2: An American Story of Roots, Rhythm and Race. Lulu Press, Incorporated. pp. 98, 356. ISBN 978-1-4834-5799-4. Retrieved 2018-05-12.