Bud

Yes, the front entrance of the El Mambo was on Union Street. There was a side entrance off the Parade. Barney Goodmans was on the opposite corner of the Parade and Union Street. There was a regular cafe upstairs and at the rear there was stairs down to the cellar. There was a bar selling pop and coffee at the bottom of the stairs. There were three rooms down there. All had Jukeboxes in them. Two rooms had pinball machines (Barney Goodman’s son was an ace!). Great days. Wish I was 16-17 again and still working there.

I used to work at the El Mambo cafe on Union Street in the mid to late 1950’s. Any old timers remember this local “House of ill repute” at the time?