５０年前に米国の会員制のプレイボーイクラの会員に成る事は、日本人には憧れでした。
一般人はメンバーが同伴しないと入店できません。１９７０年代の半ばにシカゴのプレイボークラブに
機会が有って行った事が有ります。
一時期、東京の六本木にも有りましたが、勿論会員しか入店出来ませんでした。
ジャズのコンボが演奏する中でバニーガールのサービスするカクテルを頂きました。
これは当時のシカゴで入手した珍品。
紙製品を残すだけでも大変ですが、これは５０年前のもの。そのうえ、消耗品ですので本当に大変。
遠い古代の発掘品にも等しいもの。 （Priceless）
12.5 cmの正方形 ４８枚パック
The Playboy Club was initially a chain of nightclubs and resorts owned and operated by Playboy Enterprises. The first Playboy Club opened in Chicago in 1960. Each club generally featured a Living Room, a Playmate Bar, a Dining Room, and a Club Room. Members and their guests were served food and drinks by Playboy Bunnies, some of whom were featured in Playboy magazine. The clubs offered name entertainers and comedians in the Club Rooms, and local musicians and the occasional close-up magician in the Living Rooms.
In 1991, the club chain became defunct.
The first club opened at 116 E. Walton Street in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States, on February 29, 1960. It relocated to Clark and Armitage in Lincoln Park in 1980 and closed in June 1986. Eventually many clubs were established across the United States: