The Underground, New York City
The Underground ,.[1] was a nightclub located at 860 Broadway in New York City, a building which also housed Andy Warhol's third The Factory and was situated at the northern edge of Union Square Park. The club opened on February 28, 1980.[2] It was owned by Maurice Brahms,[3] a former partner of Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager, the original owners of Studio 54. After about a decade, the club was reimagined by BlackBook Magazine columnist Steve Lewis & Co. as Le Palace de Beauté, where RuPaul often performed. After the Underground closed, the space was renovated and became a Petco[4]
Promoter John Blair[5] got his start there. Baird Jones[6][7][8] promoted Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night parties there from 1983 to 1986, famously distributing a "Permanent Pass" featuring his caricature, and often greeting guests personally at the door. Virtually everyone who enjoyed New York City nightlife in the 1980s and lived in the Tri-State Area came into contact with the Permanent Pass.
The music videos for "I Want To Know What Love Is"[9] by Foreigner and "Word Up!"[10] by Cameo were filmed at the club.
References[edit]
- ↑ Farrell v. Lautob Realty Corp., 238 A.D.2d 304, 656 N.Y.S.2d 912 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
- ↑ "Ex-Club God John Contini on His Nightlife Heydays". PAPER. November 3, 2017.
- ↑ Nieves, Evelyn (August 20, 1990). "Noisy Discos Are Targets Of Crackdown". The New York Times.
- ↑ https://vassifer.blogs.com/alexinnyc/2017/04/back-to-860-bway-obrien-over-union-square.html
- ↑ Murphy, Tim (January 26, 2012). "A Highly Rated Body of Work". The New York Times.
- ↑ Duka, John (March 4, 1984). "The New Party Givers". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Columbia Spectator 29 November 1983 — Columbia Spectator". spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu.
- ↑ America *~.*, Haoyan of. "Baird Jones, Mark Kostabi, East Village Art, 1980s". Gallery 98.
- ↑ Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is (Official Music Video) – via TouTube.
- ↑ Cameo - Word Up (Official Video) – via YouTube.
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