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The Kinetic Playground was a short-lived nightclub located in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The club was opened on April 3, 1968, as the Electric Theater [1] by Aaron Russo and was located at 4812 N. Clark Street (NW corner of Clark and Lawrence).
Their first dance hall project was the 1922 Trianon Ballroom in Chicago designed by renowned theater architects Rapp & Rapp. With hopes of duplicating the success of the Trianon, the brothers opened the Aragon on July 15, 1926, once again turning to movie theater experts for building design.
In 2005, the club was nearly shut down due to disagreements about its lease. The landlord, Brian Strauss, doubled the venue's rent. [5] In 2013, Double Door's basement bar, formerly The Dirtroom, reopened as Door No. 3, [2] with a renewed focus on up-and-coming DJs as well as special events, ranging from electro-swing and cabaret to roots ...
It does so with items, neatly displayed, such as photos of the many performers at the club from the 1950s into the 1970s (an astonishing list that includes Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Mort ...
It later became a private nightclub in 1986. The theatre is located in the Uptown section of the city, at the intersection of Lawrence, Broadway and Racine. The area has several notable theaters, including the Aragon Ballroom, which is only 0.2 miles away. Since 2006 it has been owned by Chicago-based Jam Productions (itself owned by Jerry ...
A nightclub is a club that is open at night, usually for drinking, dancing and other entertainment. Nightclubs often have a bar and discothèque (usually simply known as disco ) with a dance floor, laser lighting displays , and a stage for live music or a disc jockey (DJ) who mixes recorded music.
Cheetah was a nightclub located at 1686 Broadway near 53rd Street in Manhattan, New York City. The club opened on April 27, 1966, [2] and closed in the 1970s. The financial backing was provided by Borden Stevenson, son of politician Adlai Stevenson, and Olivier Coquelin. [1] [3] Robert Hilsky and Russell Hilsky were associated with the club. [4]