Loretta's (and the adjacent parking lots all the way to Varsity) was a bit of a default ground zero for all things Black/gay during Holiday weekends as well. The other I've heard was a straight club, but Loretta's was quite large with several different dance floors catering to different genres of music. Loretta's on Spring: It was much larger back then, and was later split down the middle to make two clubs. I wish I had the foresight to take some photos back then.at the time, I just didn't think much about the fact that Atlanta would undergo considerable change, and we would want to look back on some old landmarks as they once were.īut anyway, it just so happens that I was taking some photos of the old Lionel Playworld recently.
I wish I remembered more about the old Loretta's - but, heck, some of my memories of simply walking right by the club have been lost to time.
Was it an old Lionel Playworld, maybe? Perhaps you and mattee01 are talking about the same building? I was just speculating to mattee01 that the club might have been a Lionel Playworld - a toy store of my youth!Īnyway - the info that you and everyone have posted is interesting. I was a kid growing up in South DeKalb County in the '80s, and I don't remember a skating rink ever being there.unless it was one for a brief time after I grew up (maybe I'll ask my brother). I'm not sure if there was a skating rink in the area of Columbia and Memorial Dr. its where the gays Vouge to house music.ħ14 and 708 are the same.building there just seperated by a door on the inside. However when the owner was shot and killed the club folded after that.ħ08 is where lorettas used to be there are 2 huge dance floors and A room that used to.be a 3 door garage. here is a video when Nikki Minaj performed at the Traxx Nicki Minaj at Traxx Atlanta for Atlanta Black Pr…: Nicki Minaj at Traxx Atlanta for Atlanta Black Prid 2010 - YouTube Duran bought the old skating rink over off columbia and memorial dr. Traxx started out on luckie st across from the Aquarium. *Piedmont Park – Nature trails & botanical gardens *Atlanta Airport – T-Room near baggage claim Supply House (Leather boutique Texas Drilling Co). NE (across from 870 almost)Ĭruise (publication) P.O.Box 7750, Atlanta 30357ĭignity (Church) P.O. *Piedmont Park – parking lot & nature trails.Ĩ45 Peachtree St NE near 6th & Juniper St.īulldog & Co (Enter thru rear parking lot)Ĩ93 Peachtree St. *Cypress St (an alley between Peachtree & W. (Behind Baby Products Warehouse) A bar for women. JUST AN FYI ON WHAT DAMRON FAXED ME ABOUT ATLANTA, DOES ANYONE NOW IF ANY OF THEM WERE BLACK CLUBSĭinkler-Plaza Hotel Forsyth & Luckie Streets