The Teenbeat Club was a nightclub in Paradise, Nevada, believed to be the first in the U.S. that catered exclusively to teenagers.[1] Located at 4416 Paradise Road, it was opened in 1962 by Steve Miller and Keith Austin,[2] both 19 at the time and Las Vegas High School graduates,[3] where they had been members of the 1962 Las Vegas High School Broadcasting Club. The club's marquee was built by a Las Vegas neon sign maker, Bill Gulbranson.[citation needed] The Teenbeat Club ceased operation in 1968.[4] The original building still stands, now as an adult topless cabaret.[5]
Miller was later a Las Vegas City Council member from 1987 to 1991, and was inducted by the Nevada Broadcasters Association into the Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1998. Austin relocated to Santa Barbara, California, where he continues his career in the recording industry as the executive producer and host of the Rock Files.[2]
- ^ Teenbeat Club publicity brochure, published by Miller and Austin in 1964, states the Teenbeat Club at the time was believed to be the only teenage night club in the United States that was designed and built from the ground up specifically for teenagers.
- "Lisa's Nostalgia Cafe--60's Nightlife (page 2)". Angelfire. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 2013-09-28. - ^ a b "About Us". The Rock Files. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
- ^ 1962 Las Vegas High School yearbook, The Echo
- ^ "Steve Miller behind the headlines". Steve Miller. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
- ^ "Club Paradise, Las Vegas, Nevada". VEGAS.com. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
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