| Rive Gauche Nightclub |
Article Index for Rive |
Website Links For Rive |
Information AboutRive Gauche Nightclub |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT RIVE GAUCHE NIGHTCLUB | |
| nightclubs in chicago | |
|
Rive Gauche Nightclub, open late 1999 to mid 2005, was a popular Nightclub located in the River West district near Chicago's Greektown neighborhood, and the Loop . Rive Gauche is a French title meaning Left Bank , an appropriate name for a nightclub that had a unique Parisian theme, despite it being located on the right bank of the Chicago River. Rive Gauche is simply known as ''Rive'' by Chicago’s nightclub enthusiast community, and that’s how we’ll refer to the venue in this article. HISTORY & ATMOSPHERE Before Rive opened as a nightclub that eventually catered to a crowd of Chicago's young Polish population, it was known as a predominantly male homosexual venue dubbed The Generator. It's rumored that the owners of The Generator and Rive's owners are the same. Rive was ''the place to be'' for European tourists and celebrities at the height of its popularity. Its visitors included the founder of Playboy Magazine , Hugh Heffner . Rive was undoubtedly an adult playground where only female patrons were allowed to dance on Stripper poles and the miniature Eiffel Tower statues, sometimes three or four at a time. Some young women would eagerly participate in these stripper-like activities to gain attention from young male patrons, and the house-sanctioned photographers. |
|
|