Club Absolution
Purpose / Function
Club Absolution is in a former Saint John The Divine Episcopal Church, a Gothic revival church. Originally build as a local parish church out of diabase stone, as the attendance at several local parishes dwindled, they were merged. The building was unconsecrated and sold. It eventually made it into the current owner who converted to a night club/dance club/music venue cantering to the alternative over twenty-one crowd.
Alterations
The exterior was modified very little, mainly the doors were brought up to proper security needs, and more readily available emergency exits were made. Inside the area was heavily modified.
The nave aisles were made into semi-private booths, while the the center part of the Nave was made into a three hundred and sixty degree bar, referred to as the main bar and or the back bar. The Crossing, part of the Ambulatory and Chancel were made into the main dance floor, which also has located the Front Bar or smaller bar. The two Transepts were converted into VIP rooms. The Apse and the rest of the Ambulatory were converted into the stage and DJ Booth. The Old Quire Loft was converted into the office, from which occasionally the Owner/Operator would be seen watching over the club. The Narthex was converted into an entry vestibule, security area, and coat check room.
Architecture
The building was built in diabase stone, which ranges in color from orange to brown, in the Gothic Revival Style, with five large windows on each side, and a bell tower in the front.
History
When several local parishes were merged this surplus church was sold off. It changed hands several times before ending up with the current owner/operator who turned it into a Gothic Night Club/Dance Club.
The former Church was located in the Duffal Wood section of Mount Ridge, on the corner of Cedar Lane and Redwood Boulevard. The closest train station is the Twin Mountain Branch Line's Cypress Lane Station.
Type
Dance club
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Author's Notes
The concept came from my idea of my liking the idea of the "Scared and the Profane." Something that would be considered decadent inside an old house of worship. The idea of using a church came from several things. I remember seeing an old Church that was converted to an exotic dance club. Also I was watching the play through of Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines by the Youtuber Mavine of the Eventide and they had a church converted to a club called Confession in Los Angeles. Also in real life in New York City, the club known as The Limelight was in an old Gothic Revival Church. The name Absolution came from me wanting a liturgical pun, and I couldn't think of one until I heard the name of a WWE Woman's Tag Team named Absolution.