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Bottom Lounge is a
concert hall
A concert hall is a cultural building with a stage that serves as a performance venue and an auditorium filled with seats.
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at 1375 W. Lake St. in
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
. Originally located in Chicago's
Lake View neighborhood at 3206 N. Wilton, Bottom Lounge was acquired by the
CTA in
eminent domain
Eminent domain (United States, Philippines), land acquisition (India, Malaysia, Singapore), compulsory purchase/acquisition (Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, United Kingdom), resumption (Hong Kong, Uganda), resumption/compulsory acquisition (Austr ...
in 2001 and seized for demolition in 2005 to make way for the
Brown Line extension project. Hindered by lawsuits regarding the relocation and payment for Bottom Lounge under
Uniform Relocation Act, Bottom Lounge re-opened at its current
West Loop
The Near West Side, one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, is on the West Side, west of the Chicago River and adjacent to the Loop. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 started on the Near West Side. Waves of immigration shaped the history of the ...
location in 2008.
The main concert hall is a 700 capacity sized room. Bottom Lounge also houses the Volcano Room, a 300 capacity mixed use space and a full restaurant specializing in American Midwest fare.
References
External links
bottomlounge.com
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Music venues in Chicago
Nightclubs in Chicago