Park West

Park West may refer to:

Park West (Miami)

Park West is a neighborhood of Greater Downtown, Miami, Florida, United States. It is roughly bound by Biscayne Boulevard to the east, Northwest First Avenue to the west, Northeast 7th Street to the south and Interstate 395 to the north. As of 2010, about 4,655 residents live in Park West. The neighborhood is named 'Park West' due to its location just west of Museum Park.

Future Development

Much of the neighborhood west of the so-called "Biscayne Wall" will be developed into Miami World Center a major urban center containing a convention center, hotel, residential condo towers, and 765,000 square feet of retail. Plans for an enclosed Mall at Miami WorldCenter anchored by Bloomingdales and Macy's, have been replaced in favor of an open air promenade shopping district. Demolition of buildings making up the former "club row" began in 2015 clearing the way for construction to begin.

Transportation

Park West is served by Miami-Dade Transit via Metrobus along major thoroughfares, and by the Miami Metrorail and Metromover at:

Park West (music venue)

Park West is the name of a music venue and special events space, in Chicago, Illinois located at the corner of Armitage Avenue and Clark Street.

The theater was originally a vaudeville and movie theater - The Lane Court - when it opened in the 1920s, with a capacity of 900 people. In the 1960s, the theater became The Town Theatre, eventually showing adult films and featuring live burlesque. In the 1970s, it was purchased by Dale Niedermaier and John May, refurbished and re-opened as Park West, the music venue and special events space in May 1977. The 700-seat theater hosts a variety of bands, most of which perform classic rock or alternative rock. Aretha Franklin filmed her successful HBO concert there in 1985.

The Derek Trucks Band recorded their 2006 live DVD, Songlines Live at the venue.

It is also home to many fundraising events, including the Starlight Foundation's Dream Date Auction, and awards ceremonies, including the annual Non-Equity Jeff Awards.

The Park West theater will be taping a new talk show forum on April 18, 2015.