Texas Nightlife History
we used to hang out in Houston for most of the 80s. It was the place to go! ice skating at the Galleria! AstroWorld! and Concerts! not to mention Galveston!
Houston (/ˈhjuːstən/ ⓘ; HEW-stən) is the most populous city in Texas and in the Southern United States. It is the fourth-most populous city in the United States after New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago, and the sixth-most populous city in North America. With a population of 2,302,878 in 2022,[2] Houston is located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico; it is the seat and largest city of Harris County and the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, which is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the second-most populous in Texas after Dallas–Fort Worth. Houston is the southeast anchor of the greater megaregion known as the Texas Triangle.[7]
Comprising a land area of 640.4 square miles (1,659 km2),[8] Houston is the ninth-most expansive city in the United States (including consolidated city-counties). It is the largest city in the United States by total area whose government is not consolidated with a county, parish, or borough. Though primarily in Harris County, small portions of the city extend into Fort Bend and Montgomery counties, bordering other principal communities of Greater Houston such as Sugar Land and The Woodlands.
Houston was founded by land investors on August 30, 1836,[9] at the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou (a point now known as Allen’s Landing) and incorporated as a city on June 5, 1837.[10][11] The city is named after former General Sam Houston, who was president of the Republic of Texas and had won Texas’s independence from Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto 25 miles (40 km) east of Allen’s Landing.[11] After briefly serving as the capital of the Texas Republic in the late 1830s, Houston grew steadily into a regional trading center for the remainder of the 19th century.[12]
The arrival of the 20th century brought a convergence of economic factors that fueled rapid growth in Houston, including a burgeoning port and railroad industry, the decline of Galveston as Texas’s primary port following a devastating 1900 hurricane, the subsequent construction of the Houston Ship Channel, and the Texas oil boom.[12] In the mid-20th century, Houston’s economy diversified, as it became home to the Texas Medical Center—the world’s largest concentration of healthcare and research institutions—and NASA‘s Johnson Space Center, home to the Mission Control Center.
Since the late 19th century Houston’s economy has had a broad industrial base, in energy, manufacturing, aeronautics, and transportation. Leading in healthcare sectors and building oilfield equipment, Houston has the second-most Fortune 500 headquarters of any U.S. municipality within its city limits (after New York City).[13][14] The Port of Houston ranks first in the United States in international waterborne tonnage handled and second in total cargo tonnage handled.[15]
Nicknamed the “Bayou City”, “Space City”, “H-Town”, and “the 713“, Houston has become a global city, with strengths in culture, medicine, and research. The city has a population from various ethnic and religious backgrounds and a large and growing international community. Houston is the most diverse metropolitan area in Texas and has been described as the most racially and ethnically diverse major city in the U.S.[16] It is home to many cultural institutions and exhibits, which attract more than seven million visitors a year to the Museum District. The Museum District is home to nineteen museums, galleries, and community spaces. Houston has an active visual and performing arts scene in the Theater District, and offers year-round resident companies in all major performing arts.[17]
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The 38 Essential Houston Restaurants
Etro Lounge
HOUSTON EDM
Art Tours
Discovery Green/Avenida Houston
Virtual City of Houston Art Tour
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VENUES ACROSS TEXAS
800 Live Nightclub & Venue – 800 Lexington Ave, San Antonio
9PM Music Venue – 9371 Richmond Ave, Houston
Ah Sing Den – 1110 E 6th St, Austin
Alexrad – 1517 Alabama St, Houston
Aura – 4701 Nett St, Houston
Avant Garden – 411 Westheimer, Houston
Baby’s Club – 11107 Bellaire Blvd, Houston
Barbarella – 2404 San Jacinto, Houston
Barbarella Austin – 611 Red River St, Austin
Barcelona Austin – 209 E 6th St, Austin
Bauhaus – 1803 Pease St, Houston
Beauty Bar Dallas – 1924 N Henderson, Dallas
Bonham Exchange – 411 Bonham St, San Antonio
Boondocks – 1417 Westheimer, Houston
Cassidy’s – 2540 Meacham Blvd, Fort Worth
Cedar Street Courtyard – 208 W 4th St, Suite C, Austin
Cheapsteaks – 2613 Elm St, Dallas
Cheer Up Charlies – 900 Red River St, Austin
Church Bar – 212 E Mills Suite B, El Paso
Cle – 2301 Main St, Houston
Coconut Club – 310B Colorado St, Austin
Corp Lots – 6555 Navigation Blvd, Houston
Crowdus Bar – 2721 Main St, Dallas
CU-29 Cocktail Bar – 720 Brazos St Ste B-710, Austin
Deep Ellum Art Company – 3200 Commerce St, Dallas
Drinks Lounge – 2001 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin
Eastdown Warehouse – 850 McKee Street, Houston
Elysium – 705 Red River, Austin
Emo’s East – 2015 E Riverside Dr, Austin
Empire Control Room & Garage – 606 E 7th St, Austin
Ethics Music Lounge – 422 Congress Ave, #C, Austin
Etro Lounge – 1424A Westheimer, Houston
Granada Theater – 3524 Greenville Ave, Dallas
Green Door – 8750 Gateway Blvd E, El Paso
Green Light Social – 2625 Floyd St, Dallas
Haltom Theater – 5601 Belknap St, Haltom City
Highland Lounge – 404 Colorado St, Austin
Hotel Vegas – 1500 E 6th St, Austin
House of Blues – 1204 Caroline St., Houston
House of Creeps – 807 William St., Houston
Indra’s Awarehouse – 7904 FM 969, Austin
Industry Alley Bar – 1711 S Lamar St, Dallas
It’ll DO Club – 4322 Elm St, Dallas
Karma Lounge – 105 E 5th St, Austin
Kingdom Austin – 103 E 5th St, Austin
Kremlin SA – 212 College St, San Antonio
Las Cruxes – 1900 E 12th St, Austin
Last Concert Cafe – 1403 Nance St., Houston
Levu Dallas Nightclub – 2505 Pacific Ave, Dallas
Lincoln Bar – 5101 Washington St., Houston
Lizard Lounge – 2424 Swiss Ave, Dallas
Lumen Lounge – 5020 Kirby Drive, Houston
Lush Rooftop – 4553 N Loop 1604 W, Ste 1201, San Antonio
Main Street Tap & Grill – 4002 Main St, Houston
North Door – 502 Brushy St, Austin
notsuoH – 314 Main Street, Houston
Numbers – 300 Westheimer, Houston
Outer Heaven Disco Club – 1808 E 12th St, Austin
Plush – 617 Red River St, Austin
Present Company – 1318 Westheimer, Houston
Pure Lounge – 505 Main St., Houston
RBC – 2617 Commerce St, Dallas
Reset – 606 Dennis, Houston
Rise Rooftop – 2600 Travis St, Houston
Roof 324 – 324 S 17th St, McAllen
Rose Room – 11500 Rock Rose Ave, Austin
Rubber Gloves – 411 E Sycamore St, Denton
Ruins – 2653 Commerce, Dallas
San Jac Saloon – 300 E 6th St, Austin
Satellite Bar – 6922 Harrisburg Blvd, Houston
Scratchouse – 617 E 7th St, Austin
South Congress Hotel – 1603 S Congress Ave, Austin
South Side Ballroom – 1135 S Lamar St, Dallas
Spire Houston – 1720 Main St, Houston
Stereo Live – 6400 Richmond Ave, Houston
Stereo Live Dallas – 2711 Storey Lane, Dallas
Studio 69 – 6910 Shirley Ave, Suite C, Austin
Summit Rooftop Lounge – 120 W 5th St, Austin
Superstition – 110 E Riverside, Austin
Super Happy Fun Land – 3801 Polk Street, Houston
Sweet Tooth Hotel – 2316 Victory Park Ln, Dallas
Tamale House East – 1707 E 6th St, Austin
Texas Live – 1650 E. Randol Mill Rd, Arlington
The Bomb Factory – 2713 Canton St, Dallas
The Commoner – 410 Main St, Houston
The Cut – 301 Chicon St, Austin
The Dive – 809 Pierce St, Houston
The Eastern Austin – 1511-b East 6th St, Austin
The Flat – 1701 Commonwealth, Houston
The Green Elephant – 5627 Dyer St, Dallas
The Last Word – 229 E Houston St, San Antonio
The Lowbrow Palace – 111 E Robinson Ave, El Paso
The MARC – 120 E San Antonio St, San Marcos
The Nines – Deep Ellum – 2911 Main St, Dallas
The Oven – 6910 Shirley Ave, Suite C, Austin
The Purple Hippo – 6292 Wilcrest Dr, Houston
The Rock Box – 1223 E Houston St, San Antonio
The Sahara Lounge – 1413 Webberville Rd, Austin
The Secret Group – 2101 Polk St, Houston
The Spot – 1102 E 30th, Austin
The Vanguard Performing Arts – 7115 Harrisburg, Houston
The Venue ATX – 516 E 6th St, B, Austin
The Volstead Lounge – 1500 E 6th St, Austin
The Yard FW – 3017 Morton St, Fort Worth
Theory Nightclub Uptown – 2912 McKinney Ave, Dallas
Tradewinds Social Club – 2843 W Davis St, Dallas
Ventura SATX – 1011 Ave B, San Antonio
Voodoo Room – 419 E 6th St, Austin
Vulcan Gas Company – 418 E 6th St, Austin
Wallflower – 500 San Francisco Ave, El Paso
Walter’s Houston – 1120 Naylor St., Houston
Warehouse Live – 813 St. Emanuel St., Houston
Wax Club Lounge – 2211 San Pedro Ave, San Antonio
Web House – 320 Blanco Rd, San Antonio
Wits End – 2724 Elm St, Dallas
Wonky Power Live – 3534 Navigation Blvd, Houston
Xpace – 5705 Armour Dr, Houston
