Inside the Crocker Club
One of the Crocker Club’s multiple “studio rooms.” These semi-private booths can accommodate from two to 20. The booths once served as areas where wealthy bank patrons examined the contents of their safe deposit boxes when the basement of the Spring Arts Tower was Crocker-Citizens National Bank. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
A member of the Crocker Club staff lights candles near the main lobby bar. Both male and female employees wear semiformal outfits at the downtown basement lounge. Cocktail waitresses will be able to take orders throughout the bar by using wireless hand-held devices that will instantly send drink orders to the bartender. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
The centerpiece of the Crocker Club just might be this original Crocker-Citizens National Bank vault. The club’s owners restored the vault door and put a lounge inside. The multi-ton stainless-steel door (made by the Mosler Safe Co.) still closes, but it will always remain open so that patrons can drink inside what has been dubbed the Mosler Lounge. Comfortable seating options await those who arrive early enough to find a spot inside the vault. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
The view from inside the Mosler Lounge looking out into the lobby of the Crocker Club. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
The main bar at the Crocker Club. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
The view of the Crocker Club from Spring Street (near 5th). The only indication from the street that the basement lounge exists is the giant flag above the entrance. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
The Ghost Bar, featuring hand-painted ceilings restored to evoke the grandeur of a 1940s-era bar, might be the largest area inside the Crocker Club. What’s with the name Ghost Bar? We do believe that there are spirits in our space, owner Terzian Terzian says. Kevin Taylor, manager of the Spring Arts Tower, backs up Terzians claims, saying many people, including himself, have seen spirits all over the building. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Most of the bar has a decidedly masculine look, but the ladies’ bathroom at the Crocker features a slightly different color scheme. The men’s room is all black. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
