It was slow to develop. Liquor by the drink was still unavailable wink wink . You had to be a "member" of the club and you did so by signing a card that cost you nothing and bingo you were a member of a private club that Police Chief Herman Short could not touch.
I didn't see anyone mention The Peanut. I remember they had this huge Confederate flag tacked on the wall and peanut shells all over the floor.