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# Havana Before Castro by Peter Moruzzi

### When Cuba Was a Tropical Playground

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## Tropicana

Tropicana is the world’s most fabulous nightclub – a “Paradise Under the Stars.” Since 1939, Tropicana has been Cuba’s top tourist attraction and the venue most closely associated with the country’s pulsating spirit. The property is especially noteworthy for its stunning architecture, particularly its indoor nightclub of parabolic thin-shell concrete arches and glass walls. Outdoors, an enormous abstract metal sculpture/stage continues to dazzle audiences who enjoy a spectacular stage show under the stars in a romantic tropical garden setting.

See "Then & Now" comparison photos of Tropicana Outdoor Stage (1954 and 2007).