Looking back at Watts Club Mozambique

By Lee DeVito

Mar 11, 2015 at 2:12 pm

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Watts Club Mozambique, a longstanding west side male strip club, has burned beyond repair this morning, The Detroit News reports.

Crews arrived at 6 a.m. to battle the flames. At this time, it is unknown what caused the fire. There are no reported injuries.

According to the News, many nearby hydrants were out-of-service. Unfortunately, this is far from an isolated incident in Detroit. Recently, Motor City Muckraker has been documenting the city's out-of-service hydrants, releasing a list of 18 notable buildings in the city without properly working hydrants.

Below, reminisce with the commercials for Watts that infamously aired during the The New Dance Show:

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Lee DeVito

Leyland “Lee” DeVito is the editor in chief of Detroit Metro Times since 2016. His writing has also been published in CREEM, VICE, In These Times, and New City. He once asked porn star Stormy Daniels to spank him with an issue of Metro Times. She obliged.

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