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The Clubs attracted artists and Bohemians of both races. Nevertheless, this was a highly imperfect inter-mixing of white and black America. White customers may have been seen as 'slumming' [4] intruders by black customers, but, for owners, whites were generally welcomed as a paying clientele.
The Four Corner Hustlers at first were a single gang that would wear the colors black and brown. They were not in an alliance until the Vice Lords and the Four Corner Hustlers became allies, which later formed the group now known as People Nation. The gang has a reputation to be the most violent and feared street gang on the West Side of Chicago.
Rocco Salvatore Pranno (December 18, 1916 – July 1979) was an American mobster and member of the Chicago Outfit who operated on the city's West Side.. Born in Stone Park, Illinois, Pranno's criminal record stretched back to 1934 and included charges of armed robbery, extortion, murder and bombing.
CHICAGO -- It can be argued that the corner of Rush and Bellevue Streets on Chicago's Near North Side is one of the busiest corners in the world, packed as it is with some of the most popular ...
Alley entrance. Neo was a nightclub located at 2350 N. Clark St. in the Chicago neighborhood of Lincoln Park.Established on July 25, 1979 [1] Neo was the oldest [2] or one of the oldest [3] running nightclubs in Chicago and was a hangout and venue for a variety of musicians and artists, including David Bowie, Iggy Pop, David Byrne, the Clash, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and U2.
The Black Orchid was an upscale Chicago nightclub that flourished in the mid to late 1950s where, according to print media critics, Johnny Mathis got his first big break. [1] The club opened in 1949. The Black Orchid was declared bankrupt in July 1959, closed, and never reopened. [ 2 ]
The Sunset Cafe, also known as The Grand Terrace Cafe or simply Grand Terrace, [1] was a jazz club in Chicago, Illinois operating during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. It was one of the most important jazz clubs in America, especially during the period between 1917 and 1928 when Chicago became a creative capital of jazz innovation and again during ...
Rolling Stone magazine called Scorgie's one of the top 100 music clubs in the country. National acts like the Ramones and the Bangles played there, as well as local artists like the Press Tones ...