Panic on Piedmont Street: The Cocoanut Grove Disaster of 1942

When:
Monday, May 11, 2026 7:00p -
8:00p

Where:
Aeronaut Brewery
14 Tyler Street
Somerville, MA 02143

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Admission:
FREE

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Categories:
Drinks

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In 1942, Boston's most famous "hotspot" was the Cocoanut Grove, in the Bay Village. Everyone who was anyone went to the Cocoanut Grove; and at least 900 people were jammed into the place on the evening of Saturday, November 28--when the worst nightclub fire in U.S. history struck the Grove with terrible suddenness and ferocity. How could this have happened? And how did Bostonians turn a disaster into positive reforms that still affect us today?

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