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Hank Berger
Hank Berger (1952 – October 31, 2006) was an American nightclub owner and merchandiser. After a stint in the United States Navy, Navy, Berger enrolled in the Cooper School of Art. Later, Berger helmed a series of successful Cleveland nightclubs, including the pioneering gay disco "Traxx" and "Phantasy Nightclub". He became known as "Dr. Disco". In having opened, operated, and brokered the sale of these clubs, Berger is credited with pioneering the development of "the Rock n' Roll capital of the world's neighborhood of 'The Flats'". In 1980, Berger merchandised the remnants of the old Hollywood sign after it was replaced by a replica. In 2005, he gave up on marketing the discarded cultural icon in pieces, and sold it for $450,000 to a man named Dan Bliss. Berger died on October 31, 2006, in Cleveland, Ohio, at the age of 55 of asthma-related problems four days after having been hospitalized. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Berger, Hank Nightclub owners 1952 births 2006 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania state border. Cleveland is the most populous city on Lake Erie, the second-most populous city in Ohio, and the 53rd-most populous city in the U.S. with a population of 372,624 in 2020. The city anchors the Cleveland metropolitan area, the 33rd-largest in the U.S. at 2.18 million residents, as well as the larger Cleveland– Akron– Canton combined statistical area with 3.63 million residents. Cleveland was founded in 1796 near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River as part of the Connecticut Western Reserve in modern-day Northeast Ohio by General Moses Cleaveland, after whom the city was named. The city's location on the river and the lake shore allowed it to grow into a major commercial and industrial metropolis by the late 19th century, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
