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Opened in 1968, Spike (7746 Santa Monica Blvd.; 323-656-9343) is next door to the Tomkat gay-porn theater. The recently remodeled club is a hit with the harder-action, leather-and-Levi’s crowd, but attracts casual-dancing, hot-toned studs as well.
Tail o’ the Pup (329 N. San Vicente Blvd.; 310-652-4517; www.tail-o-the-pup.com) is a must for Angelenos and tourists alike. The 17-foot-long stand, shaped like a giant hot dog, remains one of the last examples of early-20th-century programmatic architecture, whereby the building’s design reveals the product being sold. Built in ’45, Tail o’ the Pup escaped demolition by the Sofitel hotel chain in ’87, moving from La Cienega to its present location on nearby San Vicente Boulevard. The fancy roadside stand has starred in movies like L.A. Story and My Girl 2, but is easily overlooked by the hungry, as it pales in the shadow of the Beverly Center. Skip the kitschy Hard Rock Café nearby; Pup owners Eddie and Dennis Blake will be delighted to feed you hot dogs with history. The West Hollywood Library (715 N. San Vicente Blvd.; 310-652-5340; www.colapublib.org/libs/whollywood/) is a landmark in the battle against AIDS. Four years after actor Rock Hudson died of AIDS, community activist Ron Shipton wrote to his city councilman, asking why he and his friends should spend hundreds of dollars on up-to-the-minute information regarding the epidemic "when the rich city of West Hollywood could buy it for the library." Born was the nation’s first HIV-information center at a public library, which opened on April 10, 1989. It offers to everyone current and accurate materials about AIDS treatment and prevention. The center also provides free access to the Computerized AIDS Information Network (CAIN), and expert staff to help with reference.
For 36 years, Whisky a GoGo (8901 Sunset Blvd.; 310-652-4202; www. whiskyagogo.com) has stood as the legendary venue for those about to rock. The club gave birth to go-go dancing when, during a Johnny Rivers gig, the miniskirted female DJ began swinging in a cage above the floor.
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