Meteor (bar)

Meteor

Meteor Location within Texas
Address	2306 Genessee Street
Location	Houston, Texas
Coordinates	29.748596°N 95.384236°W / 29.748596; -95.384236
Type	Bar
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 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
2. "No. 24 Super Neighborhood Neartown/Montrose" (PDF). City of Houston. p. 2/2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2022-10-02. - Compare to the address: "2306 Genessee Street"
3. Leicht, Angelica (2013-08-23). "Houston's Top 10 Gay Bars, Clubs & Icehouses". Houston Press. Archived from the original on 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
4. Rozycki, David (2015-06-15). "Houston's 10 Best Gay Bars". Houston Press. Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
5. "Hello, Pride Month: OutSmart's Full Calendar of Pride Events". Outsmartmagazine.com. June 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
6. Oaklander, Mandy (2011-05-19). "Mayor of Montrose". Houston Press. p. 2. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
7. Oaklander, Mandy (2011-05-19). "Mayor of Montrose". Houston Press. p. 5. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
8. Guerra, Joey (July 8, 2016). "Meteor Lounge in Montrose turns off the showers". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2022-10-02.

External links

• Meteor Houston at the Wayback Machine (archive index)