Lerma's Nite Club
historic place
Lerma's Nite Club, a historic place in San Antonio, Bexar County, is in a building constructed around 1942. It opened as El Sombrero in 1948. In 1951, Pablo H. Lerma renamed it Lerma's Nite Club, specializing in conjunto music. This venue on North Zarzamora Street became a key center for the Texan-Mexican folk genre and a community space. Operating for nearly sixty years, it was one of Texas's longest-running conjunto dance halls. Lerma's closed in 2010 due to code violations. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. Following preservation, Lerma's Nite Club reopened on July 23, 2023. This site is important for its role in conjunto music and community history.