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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.
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The Corridor is served by the U Street station of the Washington Metro (subway), with service on the Green Line. WMATA buses run along both U and 14th streets, and the DC Circulator Woodley Park-Adams Morgan-McPherson Square line stops at 14th and U. Capital Bikeshare and various scooter-sharing systems have stations/vehicles in the area.
The Greensboro City Club (1971–2005), insolvent [383] Hickory. The Hickory Sportsman's Club (1985–2019), insolvent [384] High Point. The String and Splinter Club (1957) [385] [386] Raleigh. The Capital City Club (1979–2009), merged with the Cardinal Club to become the Downtown Clubs of Raleigh [387]
Opened March 17, 2010 by founders Jesse Tittsworth and Will Eastman, [1] U Street Music Hall was a DJ-owned and operated basement dance club and live music venue. Its 500-person capacity room featured a state-of-the-art Martin Audio sound system, [2] a 1,200 square foot cork-cushioned dance floor and two bars. [3]
Formerly known as "Washington's Black Broadway", U Street was once the center of African-American culture in the United States. U Street is the home to the Bohemian Caverns and the Lincoln Theatre, and is where famed DC-native jazz musician Duke Ellington began his career. That area was an important center for jazz music during the jazz age.
The entrance to the Metropolitan Club. On October 1, 1863, six U.S. Treasury Department officials met to discuss the creation of a social and literary club in Washington, D.C. [3] The Metropolitan Club officially organized twelve days later, with 43 members. [3] The first year, dues were $50. [2]
(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 ...