When Heaven was a Dance Floor in Detroit

July 10, 2018

A campaign to save Club Heaven’s legendary sound system is underway.

Club Heaven speakers

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In the early ’90s Club Heaven was a sanctuary for Detroit’s LGBTQ community, allowing a primarily gay, black, and young crowd a safe space to freely express themselves.

The club was a destination for locals and celebrities, all drawn to the dance floor by a legendary sound system.

The system, now in disrepair, is a valuable piece of Detroit’s electronic music history. 

Listen to CultureShift’s Amanda LeClaire talk with Damon Percy, Chair of the Detroit Sound Conservancy‘s Club Heaven Kickstarter campaign, about how the club changed the lives of those who spent a night on the dance floor. 

Author

  • Amanda LeClaire is an award-winning journalist and managing editor and lead reporter of WDET's new environmental series, the Detroit Tree Canopy Project, as well as WDET's CuriosiD podcast. She was the host of WDET’s CultureShift and a founding producer of the station’s flagship news talk show *Detroit Today*. Amanda also served as a Morning Edition host at WDET and previously worked as a host, audio and video producer, and reporter for Arizona Public Media.

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