That ‘Club Imperial’ Mystery Is Kinda Solved…
So, when The Wife and I were looking for houses, we were all over the metro area. And we really wanted to live in the Arnold/Imperial area. They had good school districts, nice neighborhoods and the prices were close to within our range. We probably saw fifty or more houses in that area. And frequently, we would pass by a building on Jeffco Blvd with a sign outside that read ‘Club Imperial’. Also on that sign was a dancing girl. The building itself had NO windows. None.
So, we assumed it was a titty bar. Except that to the best of my knowledge, strip clubs aren’t allowed in Missouri. That’s why there are like, twenty of them across the river in East Saint Louis. (Go to Roxy’s. Trust me.)
Anyway, now we’re perplexed. What is going on in there? This question has plagued me for years. The other day, while researching a post about the mystery, the mystery was solved. Kind of. They have a website. Really. Now it appears that Club Imperial is a sports bar. And Carrie, apparently, is the featured attraction. I think she might be a bartender…not really sure.
Regardless, I’m still curious what is going on in that place. While we did end up in the Arnold/Imperial area, it was not off Jeffco. I told the The Wife there was no way I would be telling friends and family that ‘if you pass the titty bar, you’ve gone too far.’ Nope. Was not going down like that. And it didn’t.
Who’s going with me to this place and see what’s the haps?
Who already knows?
UPDATE: Links to Club Imperial removed as site no longer seems to be up.
May 21st, 2008 at 1:31 am
Been there & while it has been awhile, you probably do not want to take the significant other there.
It was all off except pasties.
The first thing I did was find the back exit (always good to know every way out of an establishment like that.) There was a guy being arrested when I got there & another one as we were leaving.
The music is extremely loud & the girls were hitting us up for money for the juke box.
There is a reason for no windows. Plus it is hard for beer bottles to break plywood.
I did have a good time, & have been there a couple of times, but every time I was there, someone was getting arrested in the parking lot.
Go figure.
The girls will throw their panties in your face if they want your attention. That is, your money.
You have been warned.
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May 21st, 2008 at 10:15 am
I like the orange…reminds me that summer is just around the corner! I had always wondered about “Club Imperial” too. Now I know! Hey, we have a spot we can “double date” with the significant other….NOT! Are you working on the Wehrenberg whisper?
May 21st, 2008 at 11:29 am
Thanks for filling in the blanks, Joseph. I guess first impressions really are accurate.
Funny thing to me is that they had some kind of benefit recently. Maybe they’re trying to clean up their image. Wonder who the beneficiary of that event was…
May 21st, 2008 at 11:32 am
Chris, Could you have more tangents in a comment???
May 21st, 2008 at 11:32 am
Oh, Patrick…there ARE titty bars in MO. Two of them just outside of Warrensburg, MO back when I was in college (I knew more than a handful of girls who worked there from the University).
Apparently, if you keep a g-string and pasties on, you’re not stripping. The one place was a ‘strip’ club and the other was a ‘juice’ bar. The difference being one served alcohol and the girls wore pasties/g-strings, and the at the other ‘bar’ there was no alcohol and the girls were au naturale. Yes, I went – we weren’t going to let our friend work there unless we went and saw what she was getting into.
May 21st, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Fair enough. I was under the impression that strip clubs weren’t allowed in the metro Saint Louis and surrounding areas.
Certainly other parts of Missouri need their nudity without having the benefit of East Saint Louis.
May 22nd, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Hey, what happens on the East side, stays on the East side, my friend…
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