the inspiration for the twelve thirty club is rooted in the supper clubs of the 19th century when the closing time for pubs and restaurants was 12 30am these supper clubs were able to stay open later than other restaurants and bars because they were deemed private establishments becoming dynamic multi cultural destinations for music entertainment and mirth often elaborate these grand art deco palaces were where the pampered sons of fortune met the bohemian avant garde upon a common level to engage in revelry architecture