Documents Tagged ‘famous door’


Bell Captured in St. Louis on Dope Charges

Archive Entry Date: 4/10/1953

Jimmy Bell, a band leader at the Famous Door, fled to St. Louis when his partner was caught in drug bust

The Bar at the Famous Door

Archive Entry Date: c. 1947

An interior shot of the Pryor family's tavern

The Pryor Family at the Famous Door

Archive Entry Date: c. 1945

The Pryor family diversified its operations, becoming proud owners of a tavern in the mid-40s