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Established on June 18, 1904, Chicago’s Pekin Theatre was the first black owned musical and vaudeville stock theatre in the United States. Between 1904 and around 1915, the Pekin Club and its Pekin Theatre served as a training ground and showcase for Black theatrical talent, vaudeville acts, and musical comedies.
As The Charlotte Observer looks back on the stories of the city’s first Black club, Excelsior, we gathered a list of Black-owned hot spots of today. Here’s a list of 20+ Black-owned bars ...
Roland Burris (born 1937), U.S. Senator from Illinois from 2009 to 2010. He is a resident of Chatham. [17] Charles Chew (1922–1986), member of the Illinois Senate from 1967 to his death in 1986. He resided at 8156 S Champlain Ave. during his political career. [18]
The Black Metropolis–Bronzeville District is a historic African-American district in the Bronzeville neighborhood of the Douglas community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. The neighborhood encompasses the land between the Dan Ryan Expressway to the west, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to the east, 31st Street to the north, and ...
This contributed to the culture created at the Warehouse. It was a place where people could be open and "this sexual openness enabled the club to be unusually free of aggression”. [6] Chicago house was a specifically black gay genre in many ways for many years and the Warehouse was a specific space that cultivated that scene in a safe way ...
This is a category for private social clubs, present and historical, in Chicago. It is not for nonprofit organizations, political parties, or businesses. Pages in category "Clubs in Chicago"
The club closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [7] [8] Fans donated over $60,000 to a GoFundMe to help the club reopen. [9] Before the pandemic, Kingston Mines showcased a variety of blues by two separate bands, every night year-round, on two stages. [8] As of 2023, the club is open on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. [10]
Wabash Avenue YMCA is a Chicago Landmark located within the Chicago Landmark Black Metropolis-Bronzeville Historic District in the Douglas community area of Chicago, Illinois. This YMCA facility served as an important social center within the Black Metropolis area, and it also provided housing and job training for African Americans migrating ...