The Reno, Manchester

Moss Lane East today

The Reno was a late night club at the junction of Princess Road and Moss Lane East in Moss Side, Manchester, England.[1] The Reno and the Nile (upstairs from the Reno) were Manchester's most famous drinking clubs for the city's West Indian community and played a key role in the development of black culture in the city.[2]

The Reno was started by Phil Magbotiwan in 1962, initially as a Salvation Army hostel for African seamen. Before then it was a club called "The Palm Beach", which was run by Roland West.[3][4] It was in the downstairs of the building, with the Nile Club upstairs. In the early days, there was live music with calypso bands, including the tenor sax player and band leader Lord Kitchener, and the West Indian cricketer Clive Lloyd was a regular visitor.[2]

Both clubs opened very late, often until 5 or 6am. Both closed in 1986/87, and the building was then demolished. [3]

References

  1. ↑ The club was on a site at the southeast corner of the crossroads of Princess Road and Moss Lane East.
  2. 1 2 Ed Glinert (24 April 2008). The Manchester Compendium: A Street-by-Street History of England's Greatest Industrial City. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 333–. ISBN 978-0-14-102930-6.
  3. 1 2 mancky.co.uk: Mancky, accessdate: 05/09/2014
  4. ↑ actsofachievement.org.uk: Acts Of Achievement : Moss Black History Trail, accessdate: 05/09/2014

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