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Jul 5, 2017 · 2017. July. 5. If there was anywhere to be seen in early 1980s New York City, it was Danceteria. The Rolling Stones frequented the club, Madonna rose to prominence there, and it was a fashion ...
Dec 20, 2022 · Moonstruck (1987) Another 80s classic, Moonstruck follows a widowed bookkeeper that falls in love with her fiancés younger brother. Set in the 1980s Carroll Gardens and Brooklyn Heights, a great deal of this 1987 romantic comedy was filmed in the two New York neighborhoods.
May 14, 2019 · A Visual Storytelling by Lucas Compan. New York in the 1980s was an altogether different city from the safe, clean (for the most part), cosmopolitan urban playground it is today. Homicides were at near-record highs, the crack epidemic was raging, and NYC had not yet experienced the wave of gentrification that has marked it in modern times.
Mar 15, 2014 · In New York’s nightclub scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s, Alexis Di Biasio stood out in the crowd. For one, he was older than most of the people out at the clubs, and with his salt-and-pepper hair, he looked it. Also, he was always taking photos. Club kid Ernie Glam at an outdoor party in Battery Park thrown by Susanne Bartsch, 1990.
Apr 6, 2024 · April 6, 2024. Society, History. Imagine strolling through New York City in the 1980s—your senses are inundated with a mélange of sights, sounds, and emotions. This iconic decade in NYC was as much about the vibrant energy on the streets as it was about cultural revolutions. The city’s resilience was tested with challenges, including ...
Feb 29, 2024 · Set in the “very early 1980s,” Whit Stillman’s evocation of a dying Manhattan nightlife brings back the coke-laced dance palaces—including a club similar to Studio 54 —and the ...
Plato's Retreat was a heterosexual swingers' club catering to couples. From 1977 until 1985 it operated in two locations in Manhattan, New York City, United States.The first was the former location of the Continental Baths, a gay bathhouse that also showcased artists who went on to great success including Bette Midler, Barry Manilow, and Melissa Manchester.
