Fifty years ago, Stag magazine sang its praises. The Gayety's storied history stands out even on The Block. Yet, he said, his real wish is for the strip clubs to fade away, and he acknowledged this could extend The Block's life. "Anything to upgrade The Block is great because it is a disaster," Cordish said. He said clubs have waited too long to change, inside and out: "It's over they can't save them."ĭavid Cordish, a developer who opened the nearby Power Plant Live bar and nightclub complex, which does not feature adult entertainment, has mixed feelings. Ireland, whose wife owns the Norma Jean's club, disagreed. That is how the Flamingo's "Shane" sees it. Part of that space had been home to Custom House Saloon, a strip club with an entrance around the corner off Custom House Avenue. Baltimore St., once a famous burlesque theater now carved into small pieces. The club would occupy the second and third floors of the Gayety building at 403-409 E. Daniels Jr., chief inspector for the liquor board. "All I hear is they are coming and they're a high-class operation," said Samuel T. Mohney, whose middle name is listed as Cash in some records, is part or sole owner of 15 businesses in the United States, including two Deja Vu operations. Mohney, 28, is also listed as manager of Deja Vu Consulting Inc. They are officers of H.D.V.-Baltimore II LLC. The two applicants for the required license are Jason Mohney of Mira Loma, Calif., and Roger Hartzog of Milton Avenue in Baltimore. Officials and lawyers for the Lansing, Mich., company that has clubs from Ypsilanti to Boston did not return phone calls this week, nor did the building's owner, Jack Gresser.ĭocuments at the city's liquor board give scant details. Just what Deja Vu has in mind is unclear.
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