South Beach (nightclub) explained

South Beach
City:	Houston, Texas
Country:	United States
Type:	Nightclub

South Beach is a nightclub with after hours located in Houston, Texas within the Neartown area which opened in 2001 on the former site of Club Heaven. The 10000square feet dance club located at 810 Pacific Street was popular among the city's gay community.^[1] Among South Beach’s many features was a full-color water-cooled matrix laser light show utilizing Kryogen Ifex liquid ice jets that spray out a thick cloud of liquid Ice. The ice jets had the ability to reduce the temperature of the club by 20°F in a few seconds.^[2]

South Beach is owned by Charles Armstrong. Charles Armstrong also owns JR's Bar & Grill, and formerly owned Meteor Urban Lounge, and Montrose Mining Company before they closed.^[3]

Reception

In 2007, the club was voted Houston's Best Gay Bar by AOL City Guide and again was awarded Houston's Best Gay Bar 2008 and Houston's Best Dance Club 2008 by AOL City Guide.^[4] The club was previously awarded as one of the "Best of 2006" by the Houston Press.^[5]

External links

• • South Beach Nightclub Homepage

Notes and References

1. http://www.guidemag.com/travel/invoketravelarticle.cfm?ID=F49FF207-CD04-11D3-AD8F0050DA7E046B Houston nightlife - GuideMag.com
2. http://www.visithoustontexas.com/visitors/nightlife/listing.details.php?id=28242 South Beach - VisitHoustonTexas.com
3. 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 .
4. http://cityguide.aol.com/houston/bestgaybars Houston's Best Gay Bars - AOL City Guide
5. http://bestof.houstonpress.com/bestof/award.php?award=198114&year=2006 Best of Houston - Houston Press