History of the Station Nightclub

The Station Nightclub was built in West Warwick, Rhode Island in 1946. It was located at 211 Cowesett Avenue. It originally opened as a nightclub. Since it's opening, the nightclub had many different owners and renovations done. The building was about 4484 square feet with a single story wooden frame. Jeffrey and Michael Derdian were the last owners of the nightclub. Under their ownership, the nightclub had regular rock and roll performances. Tragically, The Station Nightclub burned down February 20, 2003. On that fateful night, the heavy metal band Great White was performing. 100 people were killed in the fire. The fire remains the fourth deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history.