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A city worker on Monday was seen changing the locks of the space that housed the club since July 7, 1972.
Cincinnati-based Worley Auctioneers is handing the now open online-only auction.
A preview will be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Wednesday, Jan. 24.
The auction will close at 4 p.m. that day.
Items must be removed between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25
Items up for grabs include a 1965 Fender Guitar amp and mid-century bar stools.
"We love auctioning landmarks, and this is a neat one," William Hesch, the auction's manager, told this news organization.
Credit: Photo: Worley Auctioneers
Credit: Photo: Worley Auctioneers
Hesch said he does not know what the fate will be for Gilly’s iconic front marquee or oversized sign.
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For more information, Hesch can be contacted at 513-444-6329 or william@worleyauctions.com.
Bids for more than 139 items — signs; barware; brass rails and partitions; bar equipment; sound and lighting equipment; tables and chairs and art — are being accepted online at Worleyauctioneers.com.
The items are being auctioned on behalf of the Gillotti family.
Credit: Photo: Amelia Robinson
Credit: Photo: Amelia Robinson
The family decided to close the club following Jerry Gillotti’s death at age 80 after a long illness.
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The club had leased the space on a month-by-month bases for about a year.
A jazz fanatic, Gillotti established a name for his beloved club in the music industry.
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Performers booked at Gilly's through the years include a host of local groups and a laundry list of national acts that include Tony Bennett, Diane Schuur, BB King, Wynton Marsalis, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon, Bill Evans, George Benson, Herbie Hancock, Count Basie and Bobby Blue Bland.
Gillotti was laid to rest Dec. 1 after a Mass of Christian burial at St. Joseph Catholic Church.
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Credit: Photo: Worley Auctioneers
Credit: Photo: Worley Auctioneers
Credit: Photo: Worley Auctioneers
Credit: Photo: Worley Auctioneers
Credit: Photo: Worley Auctioneers
Credit: Photo: Worley Auctioneers
Credit: Photo: Worley Auctioneers
Credit: Photo: Worley Auctioneers
Credit: Photo: Amelia Robinson
Credit: Photo: Amelia Robinson
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