AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than seven decades after it first opened in the basement of Austin’s famous Driskill Hotel, the Headliners Club’s new home in a downtown skyscraper is getting an upgrade.
Referred to as the “third space” for many of Austin’s elite (after their homes, and offices), the club moved into the 20th and 21st floors of the Chase Tower in the mid-1970s. The construction underway now is the first major renovation to the club in the time since.
“I think the club was lovely and traditional and really represented Austin and the members, but there’s an opportunity for a commitment to some new things,” said McKinnon Morton, the club’s director of member experience…