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Lincoln Gardens, also known during its history as Royal Gardens, Royal Gardens Café, the New Charleston Café and Café de Paris, was a night club and dance hall that played an instrumental role in the history of jazz and youth culture in the city of Chicago during the first three decades of the 20th century.
The Caxton Club (1895) The Chicago Athletic Association (1890–2007), insolvent [140] The Chicago Club (1869) Chicago Yacht Club; The Cliff Dwellers Club (1907) [141] The Covenant Club; Columbia Yacht Club of Chicago; Lake Shore Athletic Club (1927–1977) The Metropolitan Club; The Mid America Club; The Quadrangle Club (1893) The Racquet Club ...
1365 North Dearborn Parkway • Chicago, IL 60610 The Racquet Club of Chicago is a private social club and athletic club within the Gold Coast Historic District. The classical revival building was designed by architect Andrew Rebori , constructed in 1923. [ 1 ]
[17] [18] Other Chicago black and tans included the Dreamland Club, Sunset Cafe (remodeled and renamed Grand Terrance Ballroom), and Royal Gardens (later known as Lincoln Gardens). [17] The clubs were mainly located in the "slums", that is to say, the black neighborhoods. White people attending the clubs were therefore said to be "slumming it ...
The Drury Lane Theatres were a group of five theatres in the Chicago metropolitan area founded by Tony DeSantis. The playhouses were named after the historic Theatre Royal Drury Lane, built in London in the 17th century. The five locations all provided affordable dinner theatre that was appropriate for families. [1]
The Regal Theater was a night club, theater, and music venue, popular among African Americans, located in the Bronzeville neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. [1] The theater was designed by Edward Eichenbaum, [2] and opened in February 1928. It closed in 1968 and was demolished in 1973.
Baton Show Lounge was founded in 1969 in River North. [1] [2] [3] The first venue's address was 436 N. Clark St. [4] The name was inspired by Flint's time in the Navy as a drum major. [1]
Officers included the Royal Prophet and the Royal Scribe. [29] [30] Was defunct by the early 1920s. [31] Ancient Order of Sanhedrims – Founded April 1, 1895, in Richmond, Indiana (other sources say Virginia [32]) by W. S. Iliff and Franklin Van Nuys. It was open to men of good moral character, sound physically, and already a member in good ...