Fridays on The Third City are now are the exclusive domain of photojournalist Jon Randolph.
Today's pix portray a venerable South Side institution, the Wednesday Afternoon Dance Set. Revolving among three renowned night clubs - Mr G's, the Taste Entertainment Center, and East of the Ryan - the weekly party catered to...
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...an older but still swinging crowd. Photos from this shoot ran in a March, 2002, Chicago Reader story entitled "Still Got It." For a $13 ticket, the nattily-attired steppers got a good lunch, beverages, great music, and the opportunity to swing a well-shined shoe. Numerous South Side clubs still hold weekly afternoon dance parties.
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