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Richmond Strip
The Richmond Avenue Entertainment District, commonly known as the Richmond Strip, is an entertainment district along Richmond Avenue in western/southwestern Houston, Texas. It was especially popular in the 1990s, but it later declined as a partygoing destination in favor of other areas of town, such as Washington Avenue. Erin Mulvaney of the ''Houston Chronicle'' stated that at its peak, it was "seen as the Houston's answer to Sixth Street, Beale Street and Bourbon Street."〔Mulvaney, Erin. "(Crowds long gone, Richmond Strip a focus of revitalization efforts )." ''Houston Chronicle''. February 24, 2015. Retrieved on March 9, 2015.〕
==History==
Marty Racine of the ''Houston Chronicle'' said "At the dawn of the '90s, geographically dysfunctional Houston lacked anything resembling an "entertainment district."〔Racine, Marty. "(Woodlands to add entertainment sites )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Friday May 19, 1995. Houston Section, Page 1. Retrieved on May 27, 2012.〕 Originally the Richmond Strip housed a few pickup joints and pool halls. After large chain establishments such as Billy Blues, Dave & Buster's, and Fat Tuesday moved into the area, bars began to appear there.〔Milling, T.J. "(Wants no more sound of music/Making noise over Richmond noise/ Residents say bars still way too loud )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Tuesday January 24, 1995. A11. Retrieved on May 27, 2012.〕 Chuy's, Joe's Crab Shack, and Taco Cabana opened their first Houston locations in the Richmond Strip.〔
In 1993 Brad Tyer of the ''Houston Press'' said "The Richmond Strip has developed over the course of the past decade into a true entertainment district, a place to be and be seen, Houston's urban-sprawl equivalent of Sixth Street in Austin or Beale Street in Memphis or New Orleans' Latin Quarter — part local destination and part tourist trap, offering sensory overload in exchange for dollars."〔Tyer, Brad. "On the edge in Edge City." ''Houston Press''. Thursday December 30, 1993. (1 ). Retrieved on May 27, 2012.〕 In 1995 Racine said "Elsewhere, Kirby Drive and especially Richmond Avenue are examples of strips where a bandwagon effect has spurred the proliferation of restaurants and clubs."〔 In 1994 Greg Hassell of the ''Houston Chronicle'' said that the Richmond Strip was "the city's party strip."〔Hassell, Greg. "(Something's brewing/Bottoms up, Houston: Local makers of beer are tapping into city's market )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Tuesday April 26, 1994. A1. Retrieved on May 27, 2012.〕 By 1997, the Richmond Strip became well known as a party destination in smaller communities outside of the Houston area. Jene Harper, the president of the Larchmont Civic Association, said "But I'll go out of town and people say, 'oh, the Richmond Strip. I know where that is. It's where all the bars are.' In the small towns, El Campo, Sealy and all that, it's, 'Oh, you're from Houston. You ever go to City Streets? Yeah.' They drive in all the way to go to City Streets."〔Rodriguez, Lori. "(Sounds and fury / For entertainment quantity in Houston, Richmond Avenue is the place to be. But the economic strength generated by the myriad clubs is offset by the dismay of homeowners who say the neighborhood tranquility has been compromised. )" ''Houston Chronicle''. Sunday November 16, 1997. A1. Retrieved on May 27, 2012.〕
By 1995 residents of some surrounding residential communities, such as Glenhaven Estates, Lamar Terrace, and Larchmont, began asking for improved noise ordinances; the noise ordinances had been revamped two years before. The clubs opposed the proposed noise ordinances.〔 In 1997 Hobart Rowland of the ''Houston Press'' said that the Richmond Strip was "the city's most successful and flashy entertainment drag."〔Rowland, Hobart. "King of Richmond Strip." ''Houston Press''. Thursday March 27, 1997. (1 ). Retrieved on May 27, 2012.〕 At that time, the company Dennis Lange Promotions had an overwhelming majority of the live music setup business in the Richmond Strip. The company had exclusive arrangements with 45 Richmond Strip clubs, and the company gave occasional business to an additional 50 to 100 businesses.〔 By November 1997, residents of surrounding neighborhoods continued protesting the strip. Some of the major businesses of the strip had gone out of business. The Richmond Area Management District had been created during the final Texas Legislature session before November 16, 1997. The Richmond Avenue Merchants Association (RAMA) had promoted the creation of the management district.〔 Harper argued that the existence of the Richmond Strip was necessary. She said "As far as bringing conventions and other things, there needs to be an entertainment district and, right now, Richmond is the district. There's not one downtown like Dallas. You don't have a West End. There's no Deep Ellum."〔
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