The Edison is a steampunk

Steampunk

Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s. Steampunk involves a setting where steam power is still widely used—usually Victorian era Britain or "Wild West"-era United...

 themed nightclub

Nightclub

A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...

 located inside the Higgins Building

Higgins Building

The Higgins Building is a proto-Modernist building rendered in the Beaux-Arts style located in downtown Los Angeles, California. Completed in 1910 by owner Thomas Higgins, an Irish American, the 10-story building was originally used for office space. The architects were Albert C. Martin, Sr. and A.L...

 basement in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

. The Edison opened in 2007. The Higgins Building basement was Los Angeles' first ever power plant, built by Thomas Higgins

Thomas Higgins

Thomas or Tom Higgins may refer to:*Thomas Aquinas Higgins , U.S. federal judge*Thomas J. Higgins , American Civil War soldier, recipient of the Medal of Honor*Thomas Higgins , MP for Galway North...

. After spending several years derelict and underwater, it was rescued by entrepreneurs Andrew Meieran and Marc Smith, who made a post-industrial steampunk venue for Los Angeles nightclubbers.