Accessibility links
Sunset Strip Landmark Revisited in 'Dancing at Ciro's' This is a memoir about growing up in one of the most famous, most popular nightclubs on the Sunset Strip in the 1950s. Frank Sinatra had fights there; the Shah of Iran tried to pick up cigarette girls; mobster Mickey Cohen was shot outside. Dancing at Ciro's was written by Sheila Weller, niece of the owner. The story she tells is one of glamour and sadness, as the decline of the strip parallels the breakup of her family. Iris Mann reports.

Sunset Strip Landmark Revisited in 'Dancing at Ciro's'

Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday

Sunset Strip Landmark Revisited in 'Dancing at Ciro's'

Listen
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1421909/1421910" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

This is a memoir about growing up in one of the most famous, most popular nightclubs on the Sunset Strip in the 1950s. Frank Sinatra had fights there; the Shah of Iran tried to pick up cigarette girls; mobster Mickey Cohen was shot outside. Dancing at Ciro's was written by Sheila Weller, niece of the owner. The story she tells is one of glamour and sadness, as the decline of the strip parallels the breakup of her family. Iris Mann reports.

Copyright © 2003 NPR. All rights reserved. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information.

NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Accuracy and availability may vary. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.