The story
Blake Woodall, whose family owned the Vent-A-Hood kitchen extractor business, developed the Starck Club at 703 McKinney Avenue with a design by Philippe Starck. Stevie Nicks was among the backers. The dance floor sat 12 feet below the DJ booth, a giant arch divided the room, and the unisex bathroom had glass-block stalls and motion-sensitive TVs.
Kerry Jaggers was the first resident DJ, Rick Squillante followed, and Mike DuPriest later brought in acid house. Ecstasy was sold legally over the bar until the federal ban on MDMA in 1985. A raid came in 1986, and a no-dance ban in April 1987 got a No Dance party in response. The club closed on July 11, 1989, after a Grace Jones event, and Don Nedler briefly reopened it in 1996.
What's There Now
The sources opened do not confirm what stands at 703 McKinney today.
Everything that was here
- 1984–1989
The Starck ClubBar
A Philippe Starck-designed nightclub where ecstasy was sold legally over the bar until 1985, with Stevie Nicks among the backers.
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