Meteor (bar)

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Meteor
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Meteor
Location within Texas
Address2306 Genessee Street
LocationHouston, Texas
Coordinates 29°44′55″N95°23′03″W / 29.748596°N 95.384236°W / 29.748596; -95.384236
TypeBar
Genre(s)Gay bar
Website
meteorhouston.com

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Meteor Urban Video Lounge | Montrose | Dance Clubs | Music". Houston Press. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ "No. 24 Super Neighborhood Neartown/Montrose" (PDF). City of Houston. p. 2/2. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022. - Compare to the address: "2306 Genessee Street"
  3. ↑ Leicht, Angelica (August 23, 2013). "Houston's Top 10 Gay Bars, Clubs & Icehouses". Houston Press. Archived from the original on June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ Rozycki, David (June 15, 2015). "Houston's 10 Best Gay Bars". Houston Press. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Hello, Pride Month: OutSmart's Full Calendar of Pride Events". Outsmartmagazine.com. June 2015. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  6. ↑ Oaklander, Mandy (May 19, 2011). "Mayor of Montrose". Houston Press . p.  2. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  7. ↑ Oaklander, Mandy (May 19, 2011). "Mayor of Montrose". Houston Press . p.  5. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  8. ↑ Guerra, Joey (July 8, 2016). "Meteor Lounge in Montrose turns off the showers". Houston Chronicle . Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.


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