Danceteria (New York City Nightclub/1980-1986) Size:2XL For fans and queer audiences

For fans and queer audiences alike

With pool tables

especially within disco

The Westbury held its post on 13th Street like a faithful anchor of the Philadelphia Gayborhood — a no-nonsense tavern where the drinks were strong

I always dug how lo-fi and weird they looked

Danceteria (New York City Nightclub/1980-1986) Size:2XL For fans and queer audiencesDanceteria New York CityFrom 1980 to 1986, Danceteria redefined downtown nightlifea four story playground where art, music, and mayhem collided. Equal parts gallery, disco, and underground theater, it launched Madonna, hosted Basquiat and Warhol, and turned clubbing into performance art. With punk upstairs, drag in the basement, and new wave in between, Danceteria was more than a nightclubit was the nerve center of a cultural revolution.