The Warehouse

CTL-E-0134 · Venue · club · 1970s–1980s

Verified evidence grade of this record

The nightclub widely credited as the birthplace of house music

The record

Also known as: The Warehouse Chicago

Relationships

Near West Side — located in
206 S Jefferson St, Near West Side

Referenced by

Frankie Knuckles — played → this record

Sources

Documented in house-music histories
City of Chicago — Chicago Landmark designation (The Warehouse, 206 S. Jefferson St), Individual Landmarks, data.cityofchicago.org (harvested 2026-10-02) (primary source)

Record CTL-E-0134 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: Verified · CTL research: BMI-002, MUSIC-001.
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