Club Ripples

Club Ripples was the first gay dance club in Long Beach, California, and was owned by couple John Garcia and Larry Hebert.^[1] Herbert and Garcia owned Club Ripples since 1980.^[2]

Club Ripples

Address	5101 E. Ocean Blvd. Long Beach, California United States
Owner	John Garcia, Larry Hebert
Type	Gay bar, dance club
Opened	1972
Closed	December 1, 2019

The building that housed Club Ripples had a storied history before opening in 1972. It was an ice cream parlor in the 1940s. In the 1950s, it became a gay bar that closed in 1968. Sometime later, actress Shirley Temple's very first husband, John Agar, purchased the property and called the restaurant he opened there Land’s Inn.^[2]

Club Ripples was located at 5101 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, California.^[3]

The club was the subject of an episode of the Bravo television series Tabatha Takes Over.^[4]

Club Ripples permanently closed on December 1, 2019.^[5]