1109 S. Santa Fe Ave., downtown
Exit 10 Fwy at Santa Fe, north to Sacramento
(213) 489-2000
(213) 614-9911 Payphone in dressing room
Web site:
http://www.play-pen.com/
Mon - Sat: 11:30am - 2am, Sun: 2pm - 10pm
Room capacity: 176
Map
Opened: 2/1998
Last visit: 5/1998
This warehouse converted club is attached
to a clothing sweatshop located in a very industrial part of downtown Los
Angeles. There are rehearsal studios and tow yards near by as well as a small
mexican bar with alcohol which just happened to open at the same time as
the club.
This club is owned by several owners including one that has bought the Men's
Club in West Los Angeles. There is parking on Sacramento next to the building
but the on-sight parking is in front and inside the building behind the club
and is used only for dancers and valet parking. Cover is $10 all the time
with a 2 drink ($4.25 each) minimum paid at the door.
As you enter, the VIP lap room is to the right, the bar is straight ahead,
and the bathrooms are to the right behind the VIP lap room. The stage is
against the far wall with 3 runways coming out of the main section. The actual
shape of the stage is probably not correct in the diagram but I tried my
best. On my last visit, the dancers would do 2 songs on each stage starting
with the one closest to the bar and move to the next stage. There are also
a few TVs with adult movies playing on them.
The dressing room and DJ booths are to the left as well as 4 lap booths.
There is another set of lap booths to the right of the main stage area. A
small window from the dressing room allows dancers to pass CDs to the DJ.
The dressing room contains a payphone which allows callbacks and there are
some lockers and hanger poles in there as well.
Now for the good stuff. $20 bikini laps in the lap booths, $30 topless and
$40 nude laps in the VIP lap room are available. For the time being, dancer
keeps all. House tipout is $25 per shift plus tipout to DJ. Both lap booths
are situated in bad locations for the customer. The one near the bar is watched
by the bartender and the one on the left can be watched by the DJ. If you
have to choose one, choose the one near the DJ since they have to be tipped
by the dancer. The floaters keep a close eye on both sets. The VIP room is
more private but it costs more money.
All in all, if you want to see nude and you are in downtown, this might be
the place to check. There seems to be a lot of black dancers here and the
day shift is pretty busy for a nude club due to the fact that many downtown
workers probably get to go on a break during the day.
