Caesar's
Since 1923 · Avenida Revolución, Zona Centro
Caesar Cardini, an Italian immigrant, founded his restaurant on Avenida Revolución in 1923, according to San Diego Magazine.
Avenida Revolución
La Revu
Avenida Revolución is Tijuana's most famous street: casinos, jai alai, rock clubs, discos and cantinas have all passed through. Here we bring together what's documented about its history and the places you can visit today.
La Revu today
The places we've reviewed on Avenida Revolución are on its page, with address and directions.
What it was (and what's still here)
Every card says whether the place is still open, closed, or the building has another use. This is history, not today's directory.
Frontón Palacio Jai Alai
1947–2002 (jai alai) · Av. Revolución, between 7th and 8th
Jai alai: ended in 2002 · Building: now El Foro
The Frontón Palacio opened on February 28, 1947, on Avenida Revolución. Jai alai was played there until 2002.
La Ballena, billed as “the longest bar in the world”
Prohibition era (1920s–1930s) · Avenida Revolución and Calle Tercera
Closed
The Mexicali Beer Hall, known as La Ballena (the Whale), stood at what is now the corner of Avenida Revolución and Calle Tercera.
Mike's Bar
1960s · Avenida Revolución
Current status unconfirmed
Mike's Bar, founded by Cuban expatriate Raúl "Socio" Crespo Villardel, was an Avenida Revolución rock club where bands like Los Dug Dug's played in the 1960s.
La Bambi / Bambi Club
Remembered around 1979; documented in 1989 and 2004 · Avenida Revolución, near the border crossing
Current status unconfirmed 18+ · Historic venue
Gabriela Elliot, who performed at El Bambi around 1979, remembers a dance floor surrounded by mirrors. El Bambi stood next to the Sans Souci, and performers moved from one nightclub to the other to do their shows.
Peanuts
Mentioned in 1992 and in 2017 · Pasaje Rodríguez building, Av. Revolución
Closed
Luis Montijo, promoter of Pasaje Rodríguez, recalled in 2017 that Peanuts was in the same building as the arcade, between Revolución and Constitución in Zona Centro: the building that began in the 1920s as the Foreign Club casino.
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Around the Revu
La Primera (Calle Primera)
Calle Primera crosses the Revu at the Arch: long-running cantinas and bars. It once had a small Chinatown, whose Café Flor de Loto building was still standing in 2021.
Pasaje Rodríguez
The arcade of murals and cafés running from Revolución to Constitución, in the old Foreign Club building.
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