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West End was one of the early group of Chicago punk rock clubs that included La Mere Vipere and O'Banion's, operating in the late 1970s and 1980s. It was located at 1175 W. Armitage

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West End (club)
West Armitage Avenue, Chicago Lincoln Park

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West Armitage Avenue 1153-1155
60614 Chicago, Lincoln Park
Illinois, United States
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