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Subject: cigar bar: history and origins
Category: Miscellaneous
Asked by: grant27-ga
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Posted: 01 Jun 2003 17:37 PDT
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Question ID: 211733
When and where did the "cigar bar" trend start in the US?
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Subject: Re: cigar bar: history and origins
Answered By: thx1138-ga on 01 Jun 2003 19:05 PDT
 
Hello grant27 and thank you for your question.

From my research it would seem that the first cigar bar in the US was
"The Private Smoking Club" in Cincinnati, and it opened in 1994.

"PRIVATE SMOKING CLUB 
3195 Linwood Ave.,
Mt. Lookout Square. 
321-3278." 
Cincinnati 
http://www.citybeat.com/archives/1998/issue430/clubs.html

NOTE:
"The former Private Smoking Club is now the One Eyed Jack's restaurant
and bar.
Address: 3195 Linwood Ave., Mount Lookout Square
Neighborhood: Mount Lookout, East 
Phone: 513-871-5006" 
Cincinnati 
http://www.citybeat.com/gbase/Restaurant/RestaurantListing?restaurant=One%20Eyed%20Jack's


CityBeat, Issue 3, Vol. 2; Nov. 21-26, 1996
"The Comet has attracted a devotedly retro-inspired clientele since
first opening its doors in 1995, and the Mount Lookout Smoking Club
boasts of being America's first cigar bar."
http://www.citybeat.com/archives/1996/issue302/cover1.html

Nov 11th 1996
"Thorman opened his lounge two years ago -- he claims it was the
nation's first cigar bar -- which has become so popular he's opening
another downtown next month, called the Havana Martini Club. "This is,
hands-down, the hottest trend in the country," Thorman adds."
http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/1996/11/11/newscolumn1.html

"In 1994, one of the most unique businesses in Cincinnati opened
across the street from Bracke's. The Private Smoking Club treats cigar
smokers like wine connoisseurs."
http://homefinder.cincinnati.com/closetohome/cth_mtlookout_020397.html

Thank you for your question and if you have any queries regarding my
answer do not hesitate to ask for a clarification.

Very best regards.

THX1138

Search strategy included:
"first cigar bar"
://www.google.com/search?q=+%22the+cigar+bar++%22&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&as_qdr=all&start=20&sa=N
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