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Old 05-11-2021, 08:28 AM
 
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Hello, I'm doing a story on discos in the chicagoland area. Any way i could give you a call or an email? My name is Natalie. My info is nmfrazier94@gmail.com, 773-513-9591
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Old 05-13-2022, 03:35 PM
 
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Clowns Alley in the 1970s @ 6030 W Belmont in Chicago; a Star Beat club, disco, bands and a checker board light-up floor. Reportedly Donna Summers preformed there once on her way to the top. One tragic note, one night at closing a jealous X boyfriend tried to kill his X girlfriend by driving up on the sidewalk to run her over, but instead mangled about 20 people leaving the club.
Since then the club was last known as Chicago Twentyone and was closed sometimes near or around 2005 due to repeated party drug busts. The building still stands [the once light colored blond clown wood carved front now a weathered black] vacated waiting for resurrection or demolition.

ThanX, JohnMaz, Conveniens
Way off on Clowns Alley. Clowns Alley (6020 West Broadway) was sold to Dolly/Ness and Wally in the mid 70’s. Wally converted it to a Disco named Hesper (The Evening Star). Wally booked the opening night act. Gloria Gaynor, followed by Vickie Sue Robinson, The Trampps, Disco Tex and the Sexolettes, etc. the incident with the car on the sidewalk was at the 1-2-3 on Diversey. The three owners split and Wally opened Footloose and Fancy Free Disco at 5443 N. Broadway. He had the best DJ in the City then. Kenny Jammin Jason. The Hot Mix Five were formed there. How do I know! I’m Wally! By the way, that (Now) weather damaged grotesque carved wood front? Was done by an artist friend of Ness and Dolly’s named Julienne Harr. He had work in the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art. The wood is Philipian Mahogany. There was never a clown in the carving, it was a monkey that had a protruding tail that someone broke off. I think someone painted it black.
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