2 AM Club
Bar in Mill Valley, California
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The 2 AM Club is a bar in Mill Valley, California.[1]
History
The bar was opened by Bill Brown on the corner of Miller and Montford, and was called The Brown Jug.[1] Prohibition forced its closure in 1921, and the saloon became a grain and feed store.[1] With the repeal of Prohibition, it was reopened in 1933 with the same name by local contractor Joe Hornsby, who bought the building.[1]
It became known as the 2 AM Club because it was outside the Mill Valley city limits and so was allowed to stay open until 2 am, whereas bars within the city had to close by 10 pm.[2] It was officially renamed the 2 AM Club in 1940.[3]
It is known locally as "The Deuce".[4]
The bar was used for the location of the cover photo of the Huey Lewis and the News album Sports; Lewis himself attended school in Mill Valley.[3][5]
A toilet seat guitar created by Charlie Deal hangs behind the bar.[3] Deal obtained a patent for the idea.[6] The guitar is one of the many items visible in the photographs used for the Sports album.[3]