Shelter (house club)

CTL-E-2588 · Venue · club · 1990–1990s

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Chicago underground house/loft-scene nightclub that opened in 1990 and legitimized the city's post-Warehouse party circuit; distinct from New York's Club Shelter.

The record

Also known as: The Shelter Chicago, Shelter nightclub

Referenced by

House music — name origin — performed at → this record
Mark Farina — performed at → this record
Wade Randolph Hampton — performed at → this record

Sources

Boiler Room — From Loft to Warehouse: Chicago vs Detroit
artsentertainment.cc — Chicago Night Clubs Near the Presidential Towers
Alchetron — The Shelter (New York City)

Record CTL-E-2588 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: PROVISIONAL · 3 sources · 3 mapped relationships · CTL research: RELP-001.
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