- 44TH St. Armory – Wyoming
- Alibi Disco – Grand Rapids (AKA, The Top of the Rock & The Thunder Chicken)
- Bluebird – Ada
- Bowens Roller Skating Rink on 52nd and Division
- Cannonsburg Ski Lodge – John Russo booked the bands
- Club Ponytail – Harbor Springs
- Crystal Palace – Paw Paw
- Daniel’s Den – Saginaw
- Eddy’s – Battle Creek
- Edgar Allen Poe Club – Holland
- Grand Haven Roller Rink – Grand Haven
- Guest House – Stocking Ave., Grand Rapids
- Hullabaloo – Lansing
- Incline – Lansing
- Jack Tar Hotel – Lansing (Hosted by Erik O. Furseth, a popular WILS DJ)
- Johnny’s Band Stand – Custer
- L.C.Walker Arena – Muskegon
- Mad Anthony’s – Saugatuck
- McKay’s Show – Grand Rapids
- Michigan Street Armory – Grand Rapids
- Muskegon Roller Rink – Muskegon
- Noah’s Ark – Saugatuck
- Paul’s Place – Manistee
- Phoenix Position – Grand Rapids (44th and Kalamazoo)
- Plantation – Plainfield Ave., Grand Rapids (Cotton Club Casino)
- Rogers Plaza – Wyoming
- Shelby Pavilion – Shelby
- Skyline Club (Room) – Grand Rapids
- Tanz Haus – Acme
- Teen Chalet – Gaylord
- Teen Town (Purple Haze) – Fremont
- Teens Inc. – Battle Creek
- The Annex – Part of L.C. Walker Arena, Muskegon
- The Beach Bash – Grand Haven
- The Blue Note – Big Rapids
- The Chieftain – Big Rapids
- The Civic WGRD Dances – Grand Rapids
- The Factory – Holland
- The Hideout – ?
- The Island – Ludington (Jim Geeting Owner from GR)
- The Many Schools that had bands play for sock hoops
- The Music Box – Prudenville
- The Note – Gun Lake
- The Pit – YMCA, Grand Rapids
- The Place – Plymouth Ave. Grand Rapids
- The Platters – Cadillac
- The Sandbox – Western Ave. Muskegon
- The Sceen – Lansing (Don Trefry, Owner)
- The Scene – St. Ignace
- The Sweet Note – Chippewa Lake (Big Rapids)
- The Thunder Chicken – Grand Rapids (AKA, Top of the Rock & Alibi)
- The Tones – West River Dr. Comstock Park (Burned down early 60’s)
- The Welch Civic Auditorium – Grand Rapids
- The Windjammer – Kalamazoo
- Top of the Rock – Grand Rapids (AKA, The Thunder Chicken & Alibi)
- Twenty-Fifth Hour – Grand Rapids on Pearl
- Woodland Roller Rink – Grand Rapids
- Teen Dances – YouTubes
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If you can track down information on “The Teenage Nightclub” there would be a wealth of information (it wasn’t just for teens – maybe not for teens at all). It was run by Ulysses Champion on Division Street in Grand Rapids. I believe the building used to be a Sayfee’s Restaurant and most recently it was Club Azucar (700 block of Division). Lots of local and national acts appeared there. Remember those orange posters with the big black blocky letters? Fun stuff.
The L.C. Walker Arena actually had The Annex attached to it where lots of bands played. I played there back in late 1967 in a Battle of the Bands with The Village Gayte (see under Bands).
I saw 7 venues that we played at.Some were frequent some,not so much.
A couple long gone teen clubs in Muskegon were The Gilhickey located in the basement of The First Congregational Church and The Sandbox on Western Ave.