Sunset Café

CTL-E-0499 · Address · site · 1921-ca. 1937/1950; Chicago Landmark 1998

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Landmarked integrated ('Black and Tan') jazz club in a converted 1909 auto garage; hosted Louis Armstrong, Earl Hines, and Cab Calloway. Distinct venue from the Grand Terrace Cafe despite frequent online conflation.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from MUSIC-001, BVM-005; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-BVM-005:venue-sunset-cafe, CTL-DR-MUSIC-001:music-001-node-091; source research type(s): place, venue.

Sources

Bo Lindstrom (2012)
Bo Lindstrom (2012); UChicago Library exhibition text (1996-97)
Bo Lindstrom (2012); Medill Reports Chicago (~2017); City of Chicago landmark list
Bo Lindstrom (2012); sunsetwaterfrontbarandgrill.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Cafe

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