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Petition launched to save “birthplace of house music”, The Warehouse

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petition has been launched to stop the demolition of a building which once housed Chicago nightclub The Warehouse.Established in 1977, the venue was best known as one of the birthplaces of house music.

In its early days, it hosted DJ Frankie Knuckles as its first musical director, who would play a mix of genres like soul, R&B and disco, which marked the beginnings of the house genre.Split across three storeys at 206 S.

Jefferson Street in Chicago’s West Loop area, the club became a hub, specifically for black gay men in Chicago. Knuckles left in 1982 to start his own club the Power Plant, after which Warehouse rebranded as Muzic Box and hired new DJ Ron Hardy.“House music changed the world.

And it all began at the Warehouse, where DJ Frankie Knuckles created house music,” the petition reads. “Before it’s too late, we must urgently recognize, protect and celebrate the three-story industrial building at 206 S.

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