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club
culture

no dancing allowed
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1922 - present
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stories in motion
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Decades later, a revival emerged - New York City clubs had once again become the center of center of creative energy.

Inside venues like The Tunnel and Sound Factory, House beats and cyphers drew together dancers and DJs into one pulsating community.

Chelsea / Flatiron

THE LIMELIGHT – 660 Sixth Avenue (at 20th St.)

SOUND FACTORY – 618 West 46th St.

THE ROXY – 515 West 18th St.

DANCETERIA – 30 West 21st St.

West Side / Hudson Yards

THE TUNNEL – 220 Twelfth Avenue (27th–28th Sts.)

East Village / Lower East Side

THE WORLD – 254 East 2nd St. (near Ave. B)

SAVE THE ROBOTS – 25 Avenue B

THE PALLADIUM – 126 East 14th St.

SoHo / Tribeca

PARADISE GARAGE – 84 King St.

SHELTER – 6 Hubert St.

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Those nights defined a generation and shaped culture that still influences the world today.

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"Imagine being in a place so packed you couldn’t move — then the whole building shook because everyone was on the same wavelength.”

[ SEKOU HERU ]