Without club owners and the spaces they created there would have been no place to play. Some are big name, landmark nightclubs, but the story of venues also includes dozens of teen centers held in public school buildings, and CYO (Catholic Youth Organization) dances held in churches all around Baltimore.

This list is clearly incomplete, limited to those places where information is available to us. We welcome the stories of other places, large and small. They all have a place in the history, and special meaning to the musicians and patrons who went there. Please send us your memories, photos, ads, menus … whatever you can add to the story of these places.