The bar was opened by Bill Brown on the corner of Miller and Montford, and was called The Brown Jug.^[1] Prohibition forced its closure in 1921, and the saloon became a grain and feed store.^[1] It was reopened in 1933, when Prohibition was repealed, with the same name, The Brown Jug by Joe Hornsby, a local contractor, who bought the building.^[1]

It became known as the 2 A.M. Club, because it was outside the city limits and so was allowed to stay open until 2 am, whereas bars within the city of Mill Valley had to close by 10 pm.^[2] It was officially renamed as the 2 A.M. Club in 1940.^[3]

It is known locally as "The Deuce".^[4]

In 1983, the bar was the location for the cover photo of the Huey Lewis and the News' album Sports; Lewis himself attended school in Mill Valley.^[3]^[5]

A toilet seat guitar created by Charlie Deal hangs behind the bar.^[3] Deal obtained a patent for the idea.^[6] The guitar is one of the many items visible in the photographs used for the Sports album.^[3]

The band 2AM Club named themselves after the bar.^{[citation needed]}

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