The Ascension Club

This club was formed in 1920, and it is an invitation-only club open to both ladies and gentlemen after 4 p.m. The relatively small and smoky salon is crammed with chairs and small tables in front of a small stage, where some of the most interesting cultural performances and lectures of Arkham are presented at least four times a week. The owner and host of the club is Madame Alberta von Schantz, a widow who inherited a sizeable amount of money, which enabled her to pursue her life-long interest in the arts. The crowd is quite eclectic, and there have been one or two colorful scandals under the rafters of the Ascension Club. The Ascension Club is located on 1201 West Pickman Street between South West Street and South Garrison Street.

Madame Alberta von Schanz

Saturday evening at the Ascension Club