The Beverly Hills was a major attraction, less than two miles (3 km) outside Cincinnati, just across the Ohio River in Southgate, Kentucky. It drew its talent from Las Vegas, Nashville, Hollywood and New York, among other places. The site had been a popular nightspot and illegal gambling house as early as 1937; Dean Martin had been a blackjack dealer there.
It had opened under the then-current management in 1971. Several additions were completed by 1976, creating a sprawling complex of function rooms, corridors, and service areas connected by narrow corridors.
The Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in Southgate, Kentucky is the third deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history. It occurred on the night of May 28, 1977, during the Memorial Day weekend. A total of 165 persons died and over 200 were injured as a result of the blaze.
It was the deadliest fire in the United States since 1942 when 491 people were killed in the Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston.
