This week for Georgetown Time Machine I’m checking out one of the many music clubs that once dotted Georgetown. This particular club was down on K St. and it was called the Hideaway Club.
The photo comes courtesty again of the DC Historical Society. The photo description is brief, merely stating that it’s of the “Hide-Away Club on north side of K Street NW, under the Whitehurst Freeway.” and that it’s from 1951.
But it only took some light historical research to realize that this club was infamous.
What other Georgetown club could be tied to an “underworld killing”???
A mobster called “the Greek”?? White slavery?? 45-caliber slug?? This is out of a film noir.
The story continues:
You can read the rest of the story here. Essentially, the city was moving to close the club down, but it was attempting to stay open. This all took place in January of 1951. The story continued the following day, with the club patrons staying away as police continued to monitor the establishment.
Josephy Nesline was indicted for the murder but was acquitted by a jury based upon his claim of self-defense:
It appears the city’s efforts to close the club were more successful.
Two years later the vacant club was purchased by the Tramonte brothers and turned into the legendary Bayou. The club lasted for decades hosting such luminaries as U2 and Bruce Springsteen. It closed in 1998 and later demolished as part of the Ritz development.
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