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Zebrawood paneling on the walls. Chrome trim everywhere you look. Hundreds of custom leather couches, dozens of VIP alcoves and banks of hi-def TVs. A liquid nitrogen A/C system. And more than 100 feet of thick marble bars — black marble in one room, white in another.

This is how the Gidewons roll.

The first family of Atlanta nightlife, the exotic and enigmatic clan behind some of the highest-rolling clubs Atlanta has ever known, is getting ready to make another splash in the city’s club scene — a $4 million splash that includes two new high-end nightspots spread out over nearly 20,000 square feet of pricey real estate smack in the middle of Peachtree Street’s booming Midtown Mile.

A tour of the unfinished space and a description of the amenities confirm that the two adjoining — but not joined — nightclubs will have few rivals in terms of luxury and VIPishness. Yet club owner Michael Gidewon, 36, doesn’t seem worried about going too up-market during a recession. “The people we’re going for — professional athletes, recording artists — aren’t rea

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