Babette's, Historic nightclub in Atlantic City, US
Babette's was a supper club and bar at 2211 Pacific Avenue on the Atlantic City Boardwalk. Its bar, named "Babs", was built like a ship's hull with portholes, and the fittings were electric blue and chromium. The club displayed a collection of 500-pound tunas belonging to owner Dan Stebbins.
Dan Stebbins renamed the Golden Inn after marrying showgirl Blanche Babbitt, whose stage name was Babette; she designed costumes and choreography for its revues. The club hosted Earl Lindsay's "All American Revue" and was called one of the resort's leading cabarets by Billboard. Stebbins sold it to the Rajan Corporation in May 1950 after nearly 30 years of ownership.
The club's name came from showgirl Blanche Babbitt, who performed as Babette and, after marrying owner Dan Stebbins, shaped its stage shows through costume design, music arranging and choreography. Earl Lindsay's "All American Revue" played here, and Billboard called the venue one of the resort's leading cabarets. A minimum cover charge applied beyond the bar, where the menu offered seafood dinners and charcoal-broiled steaks.
The club stood at 2211 Pacific Avenue, opposite the Atlantic City Convention Hall, and the building no longer exists: the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino occupies the site. A minimum cover charge applied to enter the main showroom beyond the bar. The bar itself was named "Babs".
The escape route from the horse-betting room was a trap door leading to a staircase to the roof; gamblers crossed the roof and descended another stair on the side of the building into the Stebbins' home. Stebbins' niece Gloria Vallee recalled in 1980 that police tipped him off before raids.
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