Photo Gallery: Dimples, the first karaoke bar in the U.S., will close in mid-January
Julia Blythe, who has worked here as as server on-and-off for 8 years, Kim Snow, the bartender of 12 years, regular guest John Oliver, of Hollywood who has his own named plaque to mark his seat at the bar, and Eddie Driscoll, who has worked here as the karaoke DJ on-and-off for 14 years sing a Christmas song together at Dimples on West Olive Avenue in Burbank on Friday, December 19, 2014. Dimples, which may be the first karaoke bar in the country, will be closing in mid-January, for redevelopment of the property. The bar, which has been open since 1982, has been a stopping ground for hundreds of some of entertainment’s top celebrities. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Billed as “America’s first karaoke bar,” Dimples in Burbank, which has been open since 1982, will be closing shortly after it hosts its final New Year’s Eve party. The bar is one of several buildings set to be demolished in order to make room for the Talaria at Burbank project, a 241-unit luxury apartment complex on top of a 43,000-square-foot Whole Foods.
John Edwards, Alfonso Aguilar, Kevin McClenton, of ABC7 Television, sing a Beastie Boys karaoke song at Dimples on West Olive Avenue in Burbank on Friday, December 19, 2014. Dimples, which may be the first karaoke bar in the country, will be closing in mid-January, for redevelopment of the property. The bar, which has been open since 1982, has been a stopping ground for hundreds of some of entertainment’s top celebrities. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Mike Ramirez, who for 17 years has been streaming video online of karoake performances, shows pictures on a wall filled with images of the celebritities who have performed at Dimples on West Olive Avenue in Burbank on Friday, December 19, 2014. Dimples, which may be the first karaoke bar in the country, will be closing in mid-January, for redevelopment of the property. The bar, which has been open since 1982, has been a stopping ground for hundreds of some of entertainment’s top celebrities. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Julia Blythe, who has worked here as as server on-and-off for 8 years, and Eddie Driscoll, who has worked here as the karaoke DJ on-and-off for 14 years sing a Christmas song together at Dimples on West Olive Avenue in Burbank on Friday, December 19, 2014. Dimples, which may be the first karaoke bar in the country, will be closing in mid-January, for redevelopment of the property. The bar, which has been open since 1982, has been a stopping ground for hundreds of some of entertainment’s top celebrities. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
John Edwards, Alfonso Aguilar, Kevin McClenton, of ABC7 Television, sing a Beastie Boys karaoke song at Dimples on West Olive Avenue in Burbank on Friday, December 19, 2014. Dimples, which may be the first karaoke bar in the country, will be closing in mid-January, for redevelopment of the property. The bar, which has been open since 1982, has been a stopping ground for hundreds of some of entertainment’s top celebrities. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Ian Connelly, of Stephenson Ranch, sings a Karaoke song at Dimples on West Olive Avenue in Burbank on Friday, December 19, 2014. Dimples, which may be the first karaoke bar in the country, will be closing in mid-January, for redevelopment of the property. The bar, which has been open since 1982, has been a stopping ground for hundreds of some of entertainment’s top celebrities. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Dimples on West Olive Avenue in Burbank on Friday, December 19, 2014. Dimples, which may be the first karaoke bar in the country, will be closing in mid-January, for redevelopment of the property. The bar, which has been open since 1982, has been a stopping ground for hundreds of some of entertainment’s top celebrities. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Julia Blythe, who has worked here as as server on-and-off for 8 years, regular guest John Oliver, of Hollywood who has his own named plaque to mark his seat at the bar, and Eddie Driscoll, who has worked here as the karaoke DJ on-and-off for 14 years sing a Christmas song together at Dimples on West Olive Avenue in Burbank on Friday, December 19, 2014. Dimples, which may be the first karaoke bar in the country, will be closing in mid-January, for redevelopment of the property. The bar, which has been open since 1982, has been a stopping ground for hundreds of some of entertainment’s top celebrities. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
The entrance at Dimples on West Olive Avenue in Burbank on Friday, December 19, 2014. Dimples, which may be the first karaoke bar in the country, will be closing in mid-January, for redevelopment of the property. The bar, which has been open since 1982, has been a stopping ground for hundreds of some of entertainment’s top celebrities. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
