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The Proletariat

The Richmond Avenue room at 903 Richmond that opened in September 2002 and announced its closing for February 3, 2008.

The Proletariat stood at 903 Richmond Avenue, Houston 77006. It opened in September 2002 and announced a closing date of February 3, 2008.Houston Chronicle · Houston Press

The club was owned by Denise Ramos. The archive holds no capacity figure it is prepared to publish: a reported figure exists in a 2008 touring guide, but no retained source for it is held here.Houston Press

Quick reference

Where was The Proletariat?
903 Richmond Avenue, Houston, TX 77006Houston Chronicle
When did The Proletariat open?
September 2002Houston Press
When did The Proletariat close?
Closing announced for February 3, 2008Houston Press
Who operated The Proletariat?
Denise RamosHouston Press

Identity

At a glance

Name
The Proletariat
Address
903 Richmond Avenue, Houston, TX 77006Houston Chronicle
Area
Richmond Avenue
Opened
September 2002Houston Press
Operators
Denise RamosHouston Press
Closed
Closing announced for February 3, 2008Houston Press

History

What the sources establish

The Proletariat ran for roughly five and a half years on Richmond Avenue and is named repeatedly in Free Press Houston's show coverage of the independent booking years, alongside Notsuoh, Southmore House and the old Walter's on Washington.Free Press Houston Archive

The closing was announced in December 2007 for a final date of February 3, 2008.Houston Press

Archival views

Held photographs

Red-painted exterior of The Proletariat on Richmond Avenue, poster-mural signage beside the entrance.
The Proletariat, 903 Richmond Avenue. Exterior with poster signage; date not established.Supplied by Omar Afra. Photographer unheld.

Chronology

Dated record

  1. September 2002
    Opens at 903 Richmond Avenue

    The club opens under owner Denise Ramos.Houston Press

  2. December 13, 2007
    Closing announced

    Houston Press reports the announcement and names February 3, 2008 as the last date.Houston Press

  3. February 3, 2008
    Announced final date

    The archive holds the announced date; it has not verified the night itself from a held document. The discrepancy is retained rather than resolved artificially.Houston Press

Held records

3 recovered Free Press Houston pages name this venue

Related

Elsewhere in the archive

The Proletariat is registered in the archive's directory of lost Houston music venues with the other rooms the paper covered.

Location

903 Richmond Avenue

Address

903 Richmond Avenue
Houston, TX

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The venue is closed. The street number is given independently by the Houston Press and the Houston Chronicle.

The venue is closed and this record is historical. Nothing at the address is operated by The Proletariat.

Sources

What this record is built from

  1. Goodbye, ProletariatHouston Press

    Contemporary reporting of the closing announcement, the February 3, 2008 final date and owner Denise Ramos. Held as a citation; no stable link is retained.

  2. Houston Chronicle reporting on The ProletariatHouston Chronicle

    Independent confirmation of the 903 Richmond Avenue address. Held as a citation; no stable link is retained.

  3. The paper's own show coverage and recollections of the independent booking years.