Meteor (bar) explained

Meteor
Pushpin Map:Texas
Address:2306 Genessee Street
Location:Houston, Texas
Coordinates:29.7486°N -95.3842°W
Type:Bar
Genre:Gay bar

Meteor, also known as Meteor Houston, Meteor Nightclub, or Meteor Urban Video Lounge,[1] was a gay bar and nightclub in Neartown,[2] Houston, Texas, in the United States.[3] [4] The bar hosted an annual Mr. Gay Pride Houston competition.[5]

Charles Armstrong acquired Meteor in 2004.[6]

Meteor was connected to other bars owned by the same group via a shuttle: JR's Bar and Grill, Montrose Mining Company, and South Beach Houston. Initially the shuttle was free, but during competition with F Bar the shuttle was given a $3 charge which would be compensated by the sister bars; this was to encourage people taking the shuttle to go to the JR's family of bars instead of to F Bar, as some patrons of the shuttle had done. F Bar later began compensating the $3 charges.[7]

Meteor closed in 2016.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meteor Urban Video Lounge | Montrose | Dance Clubs | Music . . 2016-06-26 . 2016-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160813142914/http://www.houstonpress.com/location/meteor-urban-video-lounge-6791874 . live .
  2. Web site: No. 24 Super Neighborhood Neartown/Montrose. City of Houston. 2022-10-02. 2/2. 2022-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20221002134044/https://www.houstontx.gov/planning/Demographics/2019%20Council%20District%20Profiles/Neartown_Montrose_Final.pdf. live. - Compare to the address: "2306 Genessee Street"
  3. Web site: Leicht . Angelica . Houston's Top 10 Gay Bars, Clubs & Icehouses . . 2013-08-23 . 2016-06-26 . 2016-06-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160620235939/http://www.houstonpress.com/music/houstons-top-10-gay-bars-clubs-and-icehouses-6768778 . live .
  4. Web site: Rozycki . David . Houston's 10 Best Gay Bars . . 2015-06-15 . 2016-06-26 . 2016-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160813154250/http://www.houstonpress.com/music/houstons-10-best-gay-bars-7511923 . live .
  5. Web site: Hello, Pride Month: OutSmart's Full Calendar of Pride Events . Outsmartmagazine.com . June 2015 . 2016-06-26 . 2016-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160816020606/http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2015/06/hello-pride-month-outsmarts-full-calendar-of-pride-events/ . live .
  6. Web site: Oaklander. Mandy. Mayor of Montrose. Houston Press. 2011-05-19. 2022-10-01. 2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110521082239/http://www.houstonpress.com/2011-05-19/news/the-mayor-of-montrose/ . 2011-05-21 .
  7. Web site: Oaklander. Mandy. Mayor of Montrose. Houston Press. 2011-05-19. 2022-10-01. 5. https://web.archive.org/web/20110521082239/http://www.houstonpress.com/2011-05-19/news/the-mayor-of-montrose/ . 2011-05-21 .
  8. Web site: Guerra. Joey. Meteor Lounge in Montrose turns off the showers. Houston Chronicle. July 8, 2016. 2022-10-02. 2022-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20221004015657/https://www.chron.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/article/Meteor-Lounge-in-Montrose-turns-off-the-showers-8348431.php. live.