The Swain Club

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The Swain Club is a private club located in Algiers. Situated on the corner of Vixen and Valentine. General Mayers and General DeGaulle Drive run parallel to each other to the Northeast. Woodland Drive and Holiday Drive run from North to West, with the four streets forming a trapezoid that is bisected by McArthur. Just beyond the intersection of McArthur and Holiday Drive, Valentine, the first left turns onto Vixen.
Part of the "Right Bank" this lesser-known part of New Orleans provides a little safe haven for the outcasts of society. One must know someone who is already a member to get in, and the member must make a recommendation before the new individual can join. The Swain Club is home to many attractions: Music, dancing, smoking, cards, parties, and all manner of drinking, it is a proverbial den of iniquities. Part restaurant, part hotel, it is a place not mentioned in polite society.
The proprietor, Mr. Landry is good friends with one Eliza Marie Anderson-Phillips proprietress of the pleasure liners which include The U.S.S. Dotterel, as well as a brothel owner, Mrs. Ada Abney. There are several others in this group, although it is not specifically named. They do their best to look out for each other. Mr. Laundy keeps an eye on some of the children that have come from Mrs. Abney's house including the daughter of one of her most prominent girls known only as Sophie.
Primarily seen in Black-eyed Susan, this house is well connected as it is also where Evelyn met her husband and his lover. It will also be mentioned in the Secrets series and additional stand-alone works that are associated with this world. 
The members of the group responsible for this venue and similar ones are mostly connected however there are several of a less hospitable variety which is not associated. The primary difference between the groups is a sense of freedom from the traditional sense of morality prevalent in the time, and the exploitation of those who are less fortunate when they have been caught overstepping the acceptable moral limits and dare to be poor while doing so.

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Public hall / house