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Duquesne Club Building, built in 1887. The Duquesne Club was founded in 1873. Its first president was John H. Ricketson. [2] The club's present home, a Romanesque structure designed by Longfellow, Alden & Harlow on Sixth Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh, was opened in 1890; an addition designed by Janssen & Cocken that included a garden patio, barbershop, and new kitchens was constructed in 1931. [2]
The Squadron A Association (1884–1941), lost clubhouse, continues to exist as an "inner club" of the Women's National Republican Club; The Union Club (1836), second oldest existing gentlemen's city club in the United States behind The Philadelphia Club; The Union League Club of New York (1863) The University Club of New York (1865)
Women's clubs in the United States were indexed by the GFWC, and also by Helen M. Winslow who published an annual "register and directory" of the GFWC ones and some more, which was in its 24th annual edition in 1922. [8] The GWFC did not admit clubs for African-American women, and Winslow's directory seems to omit them too.
The Matrix was a nightclub in San Francisco from 1965 to 1972 and was one of the keys to what eventually became known as the "San Francisco sound" in rock music. [1] Located at 3138 Fillmore Street in Cow Hollow, in a 100-capacity beer-and-pizza shop, [1] [2] [3] The Matrix opened 13 August 1965, showcasing Jefferson Airplane, which singer Marty Balin had put together as the club's "house band".
Today, a Captain Morgan-sponsored lounge, which is located inside Pittsburgh's current multi-purpose arena, the PPG Paints Arena, contains a small section of that particular wall from the Duquesne Gardens. [11] Billy Conn, the famed Pittsburgh boxer who nearly won a match against Joe Louis, fought at the Gardens.
By the late 1980s the popularity of the clubs had declined with the decline in the popularity of disco, and some closed, such as the Rochester, New York club in 1989. Others, including some of the rebranded V.I.P. clubs, were still in operation as of 2016. [14] The Myrtle Beach 2001 Club continued in operation for over three decades until 2018 ...
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Printscape Arena at Southpointe (formerly the IceoPlex at Southpointe) is a multi-purpose dual arena facility located at exit 48 of Interstate 79 [2] in the Pittsburgh business park of Southpointe in Cecil Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.