Teche Bar

Status: Closed

Parish: Iberia

Location: New Iberia

Owned by Morris Dauphine. Mentioned in Sepia Socialite, May 1942:

Tuxedo Garden and Nite Club Is Southwest’s Big Amusement Center

Morris Dauphine Is Promoter of a Community of Amusement

“High-class entertainment and service is the distinction given by Negroes of St. Martinville Parks and New Iberia when mentioning the Tuxedo Garden and Nite Club. It is one of the famed dance centers of this section in that the management has brought to the St. Martinville area many of the outstanding dance bands in the country, including the Harlem Play Girls, Joan Lunceford and the Sweethearts of Rhythm.
Morris Dauphine, proprietor and manager of the center, opened the business three years ago with only a barroom and small capital and developed it into one of the outstanding entertainment spots in the state. The property was owned by his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Rene Dauphine, who were pioneer farmers of this section, having cultivated 130 areas of land for number of years. Mr. Dauphine’s business was built upon this property and portions of the remaining acres developed into a baseball park and other recreational amusements. The buildings and equipment are valued at more than $20,000. Mr. Dauphine also owns the Teche Bar of New Iberia which is one of the swellest night spots of this section. He furnishes employment to more than 25 Negroes and enjoys across income of approximately $1,500 a month.
Mr. Dauphine is a product of Southern University, and is an accomplished musician in that he has played in bands in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.”

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Photo Credit: Sepia Socialite, May 1942