DC Clubs circa 1987: Tracks on Thursdays, Cities on Fridays...
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| I did some serious damage to my hearing at Capital Ballroom. The sound system was crazy loud and I don't think they realized just how loud it was when they first opened. |
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Nation? That club was the shit!
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Anonymous
| Loved Insect Club! |
Anonymous
Ever time I was in kingpin, I wondered why they hadn't been shut down as a firetrap! Kept going back, though. . . |
Anonymous
PP here - same! And then they did have a fire that shut them down! ... We were tight with the owners - Joel and Sharveen. Joel's still around DC I think, though I don't go out anymore. Sharveen moved to Cali and I lost track of him. Anyone still know him? There was a movie that was made about kingpin, which was really funny. Lots of the DC scenesters from that era featured. I have it somewhere, but forget the name of it. |
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I believe you are remembering Bojangles, part of Blackie Auger's then nightclub/restaurant empire, also including Lulu's across the street, Abbey Road, Samantha's, The Black Rooster and the more upscale Iron Horse Tavern--all within several blocks of each other. My husband opened Abbey Road and we each had separate efficiencies in an Auger-owned apartment building right around the corner! Disco was king and Rumors and the Plum were all part of that scene. Anyone remember the M Street roller disco parties sponsored by Rumors? |
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| Polly Esters (cringe) |
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Odd's and the 21st Amendment, for the GWU crowd. Tiber Creek if you were feeling flush and wanted to get out a bit with a group looking to do some boots.
But go into Georgetown -- never!! |
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D.C. bars back in the day
If they have an address I have the Matches with Address and Ph# 15 Minute club 18th Street Lounge 21st Amendment was a GW hangout 3514 (12th St NE) 5th Column 930 Club (Was F St now 815 vst) Abbey Road ACME Bar and Grill Act IV (next to good guys American Cafe Andalusian Dog Annies - Annistatia's Annie Oakley's Apple Pie (end of M St) Apple Tree Archibalds Asylum Au Pied Babes Badlands Beowolf Bardo Rodeo Ben's Hideaway (close to U of Md) Beneath it all Benny’s Rebel Room Black Greco Black Rooster Bojangles later The Cellar (This was the only Underground bar one entrance and exit only) It was filled in and paved over in cement. Bradshaws Bronco Billy's (now Recessions) Buzz Cafe Med Cagney's Cap’n Guys Carmichael's Carpool Casino Royale (14th St.) Cellar Door Chadsey's Chadwicks Champions 1206 Wisconsin Ave. Chancery 704 New Jersey Ave. NW Chances R Chatters Chaplins Charing Cross Chicago's Childe Harold 1610 20th St NW Circus Maximus Cities Clancy's Club Bound Club Red Club Soda Club Saba (originally The Roxy) Club Zei Cousin Nicks Cousteau's Crowbar Dakota Dancing Crab Dante's DC Eagle (leather) DC Space 7th and E NW Deja Vu, LuLu's Desperado's Devon (2000 Pennsylvania ave) Devonshire Bar and Grill (Tenley Circle) Diamond Jims Duddington's Underground on a Friday night Duke Zeibert's Dylan's Cafe East Side Club (1824 Half St SW) Fish Market Flaps/Acme Flap Rickenbackers Foxtrappe Fricky's Friendship Station Gallagher's Pub GG Flips Grog and Tankard (2408 Wisconsin Ave) Gunchers (Pinball machines galore) Gusti's (19th & M) Ha Penny Lion HAWK & DOVE Harold's Rogue & Jar on N st NW Harvey's Hayloft Room (14th & H Street) Heaven and Hell Houston's Hung Jury 1819 H St Insect club Ireland's 32 Irish Connection Irish Times J Pauls Jenkin's Hill on a Saturday night Joe and Moe's Julio's (801 Pennsylvania Ave SE) Kazz Club Kelly's Irish Times Kilimanjaro King Arthurs Kitty O'Sheas Knickbocker's Le Jardin Lord Telefords (Dart Bar) Lulu's, Deja Vu Madams Organ Madhatter Maggies (Tenley Circle) Malarkey's Matt Kanes Marigold's around (17th and H) Mike Baker's Mingles Morgan’s Mountain Lodge Mr. Day's Mr. Days Mr Days, the rally in the alley was at a place called EJ Oreilly's, Black Rooster, Gusti's, Cousteau's, Bronco Billy's, Flap Rickenbackers, etc." Mr. Eagan's on Connecticut Ave Mr. Henry's (1225 Wisconsin Ave 1967 to 1986) Mr. P’s Mr. Smith's My Mother’s Place M and 18th St. Nathan's and the original Four Ps. New Vegas lounge (1415 P St NW) Numbers (Old Apple Tree) Old Mac's Pipe and Drum Old Stoney's One Flight Up (4934 Wisc Ave) One Step Down (2517 Pennsylvania Ave) Opera Oxford Tavern now ZooBar Ozone Pattons Wisconsin Ave Paul Mall Paul Young's, Trav's, its successor Phantasmagoria Pierce Street Annex PJ's Saloon Planet Fred Polly Esther's Poor Roberts Poseurs 34th and M Post Pub PsycheDelly PW's Saloon Quigleys Rabbit's Foot Rain Forest Cafe Rand’s Club Raphaels Rascals (Conn Ave) Reeks On The Hill Rocket Room Rocky Raccoon's (1243 20th St. NW) Rootie Kazooties Paradise Cafe then Rumors Safari Club (925 5th St NW) Saloun (3239 M St NW) Samantha's Scandals now Zara Sign of the Whale (was PJ Finley's) Silver Dollar (Wisconsin and M NW) State of the Union Tammany Hall Tap Inn Tequila bar and Grill Trumpets The Alpine Club The Bachelors The Back Alley The Bank The Bayou The Black Rooster The Birdland The Blue Max The Butterfly The Cave The Cellar The Chesapeake House The Citidel Center The Circle Bar The Cnapter II The Company The Complex The Crazy Horse Cheers downstairs The Crosstown Lounge The Dome The Dubliner The Exchange The Famous The Far Inn (Club Soda) The Fireplace The Frat House The French UndergroundThe Gentry (Cap. Hill - 406 8th St SE) The Greenery (18th btw L and M) The Guards (2915 M St NW) The Hayloft The Hideaway in the back of the Madison Hotel in the 80s THE HUNG JURY The Inn at Glen Echo The Intrigue bar on New Hampshire Ave. The Journeys Inn The Keg The Library formerly Johnny K's, and Cardinal Club The Malt Shop - Great bar above Dancing Crab The Montage The Oasis The Old Stein The old Fox & Hounds The Parkside Lounge The Peppermint Twist The Phase (gay) The Plum The Pound Table The Quonset The River Club (K street) The Room The Rogue (Drag) The Roxy (Then Club Saba) (1214 18St and Conn NW) The Saloon The Shamrock The Showboat The Silver Slipper for burlesque / strippers ( Fannie Foxe and Wilbur Mills fame ) The Southland The Spa The Starlight Club The Third Edition (Old KiKi's) The Thre Deminsions (4926 Wisc Ave) The Tombs, pre-Clydes The Vault The Zanzibar The Zodiac Lounge The Cage Third Edition 1218 Wisconsin Ave. Timberlakes This Is It Tiber Creek Pub Tom Foolery Tracks (gay) Tramps Triples Twins Varsity Grille Victoria Station Vinnie’s Vous II Wax Museum Whispers Windsor McKay's Winston's Zebra Room |
Anonymous
| The Dome |
Anonymous
| This thread brings back so many fun memories! There were quite a few clubs I could no longer remember the name of, so thanks for filling in the blanks!! |
Anonymous
| That list above is missing the Big Hunt! |
Anonymous
You doubt that anyone born after 1987 would be a mom yet?! People born in 1987 are now going on 38 years of age. I’m pretty sure many of them are parents. |
Anonymous
I do remember Jaxx! Vaguely. In the 90’s. They had sort of B-list live music, it was pretty fun actually. |
Anonymous
Dylan’s |