But that was Liberty Avenue in the ’70s and ’80s.
There were strip clubs, gay bars, adult novelty stores and movie theaters showing X-rated films. Ricks Cabaret Pittsburgh, formerly Blush, is the most exclusive club featuring the most beautiful women performing nightly. Prostitutes and gang members worked the streets. But it has limitations: It's the smallest of these four "clubs," there's no dance floor, and no food. From Business: Located at the foot of the William Raymond Prom Memorial Bridge, and just minutes from Veterans Bridge and Route 579, Cheerleaders Gentlemens Club brings you. And in Pittsburgh, in the 1970s and ’80s, it was Liberty Avenue, the red-light district of Downtown, the center of vice and crime. It's a house/ basement "party" complete with pink and lavender Christmas tree lights decorating the ceiling and mid- to late-`90s dance music. Jitters is the most unique club in or near the Liberty Avenue scene, the only game in town during most of its hours of operation. More Strip Clubs within 60 miles of Pittsburgh 220 logo for Cheerleaders Cheerleaders 37 logo for Southern X-Posure Southern X-Posure 78 logo for Beemers. In a nutshell: Bar with strippers also offering an Amateur Stripper Night and a. However, unlimited drinks are included in the cover, and the alcohol is premium, not "well."
With a knock on the `club' door, a panel is pulled aside to check a visitor's identity (just like in an old speakeasy) members' guests are required to sign in after paying a $10 cover.
A visitor to Pittsburgh would obviously need to know a member to even find the place for the first time, located in the basement of a nondescript two-story frame house.
Jitters is another "members only" after-hours club, but not sanctioned by local authorities. Jitter's (ask around for address-and invitation open 1 a.m.