What is the name of the nightclub where Ricky Ricardo worked in "I Love Lucy"?

In the TV series I Love Lucy, the character Ricky Ricardo (played by Cuban-born Desi Arnaz) was a singer and bandleader at New York City's fictional Tropicana nightclub. It is now recreated in reality in Jamestown, New York at the Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Center's Tropicana Room.

In 1945, New York's Tropicana Club was a Latin music club launched by Manolo and Tony Alfaro. They were brothers from Cuba who made the Tropicana Club the most glamorous nightclub in the Bronx. Ultimately, the Tropicana with its atmosphere and make up had an impact in spreading Cuban culture internationally.

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William Laughlin

Dawn Heistand I have a job and have worked most of my life, but at one time or another, in the 65 years I Love Lucy has been continually running on American TV, I've managed to catch an episide or two.

Francie Carlson

I’ve seen every episode of I Love Lucy over a million times! Lucy’s hometown is a half an hour from where I live.

vudu

Two answers were correct, as the nightclub was renamed "Club Babalu when Ricky bought it and changed the name. You owe me 15 pts.

Richard G. Gomsrud

Club Babalu is also correct as the club was renamed that when Ricky bought it.

Johnny Rock

Foggy explanation. E11-hitman Is the Tropicana Club at the Lucille Ball Center the same as the Tropicana Club in New York? Is there a real one and a recreated one equalling two Tropicana Clubs? Apparently I am not the only one wondering.

Mark Ann Dubaz

Grew up watching I Love Lucy. One of the finest sitcoms of its day.

Tom Young

I thought it was the copacabana club.....

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Ma Bales

Wrong again!

Robby Breighner

In the first sentence you say it was fictional and in the following paragraph say it was real !?

Kim Johnson

Wasn't this club later named Club Babalu after Ricky purchased it?

Marilynn Arseneau

When I was 3 yrs old, I wanted to name my new brother Bobalu - unfortunately, I was overruled by my Mom and Dad. It's really sad because he grew up to be a lawyer, I would have loved having a lawyer named Bobalu in my family

Ian MacBrown

"They called him 'Cuban Pete'.... He goes chick chicky boom chick chicky boom chick chicky boom..." Loved it when he sang that song.

Nicole Toma-Tolman

I watch this show all the time and swore it was the Copacabana! Tropicana is an orange juice, lol. But seriously, where did I get Copacabana from? I said it before I even saw the options!