The Club was founded in 1907 by Chicago author Hamlin Garland as "The Attic Club", meeting in the ninth-story penthouse above Orchestra Hall (now Symphony Center) at 220 South Michigan Avenue.
The Club was founded in 1907 by Chicago author Hamlin Garland as "The Attic Club", meeting in the Fine Arts Building. In 1908, Cliff Dwellers entered into a lease for the ninth-story penthouse above Orchestra Hall (now Symphony Center) at 220 South Michigan Avenue.