The idea of a social club often conjures images of men in blazers, perhaps smoking cigars, making deals in an exclusive (and historically exclusionary) space. That’s exactly the kind of image that the founders of BasBlue, a women-and-nonbinary-centered nonprofit space in a historic Victorian mansion in the city’s Cultural Center Historic District, are working to dispel.
Plush upholstered seating; soothing blue, yellow, and green tones; and ample natural lighting soften the interior’s otherwise imposing exposed red brick and dark wood detailing, providing a welcoming work space for a community that has historically been unwelcome in traditional networking environments.
