The Escape Nightclub, also known as Escape Club or The Escape, was an all-ages

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, in the United States.

History

In 2016, it was announced in the ''

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'' that the space formerly occupied was going to serve as a homeless shelter to temporarily house transients with expected opening by Thanksgiving day in 2016. On February 1, 2017, ''

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'' reported that Escape had closed four months prior to the news story publication after operating for fourteen years. Drag performer

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has said, "The very first time I performed in drag on a large scale was at the Escape."

References

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