Dirty Harry - Stalking Scorpio - Roaring 20's Nightclub
Scorpio is next seen watching pole dancers perform on a platform in the middle of the dimly-lit Roaring 20’s nightclub at 552 Broadway Street (map)…
Then … but he’s less than thrilled when he spots Callahan, clearly not there for the show.
… in 2010, the nightclub closed down during the pandemic, preventing CitySleuth from getting a current interior photo. But Dirty Harry fan Malcolm Czopinski has been there; in 2010 he took photos of the manager and one of the dancers by the pole dance platform for his Dirty Harry appreciation blog.
Scorpio heads for the exit, barely (excuse the pun) heeding the action alongside him. Callahan follows him out.
Then … in this panorama Callahan is walking past the Hungry I club on the right after exiting the Roaring 20’s. A liquor store sits between the two clubs.
… and Now, the liquor store, Broadway Cigars and Liquors, is still there under the same name; the clubs on either side of it however have yet to reopen since the pandemic (reportedly the Hungry I has just reopened only the bar). Ominously the sad facade of the Roaring 20’s on the left recently posted a For Lease sign.
Pre-pandemic, below, this block was the centerpiece of Broadway’s red light district; it’s now a sorrier version with only the Condor back in business.