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(Washington, D.C.) Peaking at 75% black in the mid-1970s after five previous decades of the Great Migration increased the black population five-fold, DC is 46–49% black in 2018. DC remains the largest African-American percentage population of any state or territory in the mainland US. [citation needed] Adams Morgan; Anacostia; Arboretum ...
The Black Cat is a nightclub in Washington, D.C., located on 14th Street Northwest in the Shaw/U Street neighborhood. The club was founded in 1993 by former Gray Matter drummer Dante Ferrando, along with a group of investors (including D.C. area native, Nirvana drummer, and future Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl) [1] [2] and quickly established itself as a venue for independent music.
Ziegfeld's/Secrets was a dual-themed nightclub in Washington, D.C., with Ziegfeld's featuring drag queens, and Secrets featuring male strippers. The entertainment venue first opened in 1980, was forced to close in 2006, then reopened in a new location in 2009. The second location was closed permanently in 2020. [1]
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[6] [7] [8] In 2018, DC9 began hosting pop-up bars. [9] It contains a narrow saloon bar with a digital jukebox on the ground floor. The upstairs is a double-wide concert room. [3] There is a glass-enclosed rooftop bar that opened in 2010. [1] [10] DC9 has a no-phone policy at its DJ events and encourages people to check in the phones with their ...
Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, are distinguished by their history, culture, architecture, demographics, and geography. The names of 131 neighborhoods are unofficially defined by the D.C. Office of Planning. [ 1 ]
Lafayette Park Detroit redevelopment over Black Bottom. Historically, this geographical area was the source of the River Savoyard, which was buried as a sewer in 1827. [11] The river's flooding produced rich bottomland soils, for which early French colonial settlers named the area "Black Bottom". [7]
Black and Tan clubs were nightclubs in the United States in the early 20th century catering to the black and mixed-race ("tan") population. [1] [2] They flourished in the speakeasy era and were often popular places of entertainment linked to the early jazz years. With time the definition simply came to mean black and white clientele.