Jonathan Club is a private social club in Los Angeles, California, U.S. It maintains two clubhouses, one in downtown Los Angeles (built in 1924) and one on the beach in Santa Monica. The Los Angeles headquarters has dining and overnight facilities, ballrooms, a health club, a library and other amenities. Membership in the club is by invitation only. For most of its history, the club admitted only men, but since 1987 the club enjoys a diversified membership.
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