Amarillo’s Vanished Strip Clubs: Journey Into A Shadowy Past

Now and then you see someone new to town get online to ask the age-old question; where are the "gentlemen's clubs" in Amarillo? The truth is, they're gone for the most part. There are a few bikini bars or clubs around, but nothing in the way of what you know that person is looking for. That wasn't always the case though.

Why There Aren't Any Strip Clubs In Amarillo, Texas

First, when we say in Amarillo we mean in the city. An ordinance in place made it so these types of businesses could only exist in industrial zones.

Before this ordinance, Amarillo had been home to multiple establishments where women who liked to dance to pay their way through college could apply their talents and earn that tuition.

Over the years, these establishments began to disappear. In some cases, there isn't a single trace that even existed at all. Their legacy is lost to a forgotten history.

What Gentlemen's Clubs Used To Be In Amarillo, Texas?

As odd as it seems now in 2024, there used to be several gentlemen's clubs in Amarillo. They were like that place in France from the song but in Amarillo, Texas. Some are now nothing more than empty lots. Others have remained clubs, just of a different persuasion. There are those that are now the site of completely different businesses.

Those clubs are:

• The Crystal Pistol
• Cheetahs
• Cassidy's
• Beavers
• The Jungle
• Players
• Babes

Here's a look through the forgotten history of places in Amarillo where gentlemen would go to get their kicks, and young women would work for law school tuition.