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Closed. October 1, 1987 (1987-10-01) Demolished. 2018. Architect. Victor Mayper. Paradise Garage, also known as "the Garage" [ 1 ][ 2 ] or the "Gay-rage", [ 3 ][ 4 ][ 5 ] was a New York City discotheque notable in the history of dance and pop music, as well as LGBT and nightclub cultures. [ 6 ][ 7 ][ 1 ] The 10,000 square feet (930 m 2) club ...
Opened. 1978. Closed. 2007. The Roxy (sometimes Roxy NYC) was a popular nightclub located at 515 West 18th Street in New York City. Located in the Chelsea section of Manhattan, it began as a roller skating rink and roller disco in 1978, founded by Steve Bauman, Richard Newhouse and Steve Greenberg. [ 1 ] It was acquired in 1985 by Gene DiNino.
The Copacabana (named after Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro) opened on November 10, 1940, [2][3] at 10 East 60th Street in New York City. Although the name of Monte Proser was on the lease, he had a powerful partner: mob boss Frank Costello. Proser (1904–1973), a native Englishman, was a well-connected nightclub owner and press agent whose ...
DJ, music producer [1] Lawrence Philpot (July 20, 1954 – November 8, 1992), [3] known as Larry Levan (/ ləˈvæn / lə-VAN), was an American DJ best known for his decade-long residency at the New York City night club Paradise Garage, which has been described as the prototype of the modern dance club. He developed a cult following who ...
Carol Miller (DJ) Carol Miller is an American radio personality and disc jockey. She has been a steady presence on rock radio stations in the New York metropolitan area since 1973. She began her broadcasting career at WMMR in Philadelphia as an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania. She later hosted radio shows at WPLJ and ...
The club was mentioned in The Horrorist's track "One Night in New York City". LIMELIGHT ... in a sixtieth of a second, a photography book by Guy D'Alema was released in April 2012, visually documents the early years of the Atlanta location. "Hush Hush", a first season episode of The Carrie Diaries, takes place at the Limelight New York in 1984.
L'Amour (music venue) Coordinates: 40.62422°N 73.99414°W. L'Amour was a music venue in Brooklyn, New York, run by Mike and George Parente. L'Amour opened as a disco club in 1978, transformed into a rock club in 1981 and closed in February 2004. [1] It was promoted as the "Rock Capital of Brooklyn". Commonly pronounced "La-Morz" by patrons, [2 ...
SiriusXM. WFUV. WNEW-FM. Country. United States. Website. www.denniselsas.com. Dennis Elsas is an American disc jockey in New York City, whose radio and voiceover career has spanned 50 years, most notably his more than 25 years at WNEW-FM in New York City, where he debuted on July 11, 1971. He also served as music director.