Danceteria (New York City Nightclub/1980-1986) Size:2XL Knolle opened in the mid-1970s

Knolle opened in the mid-1970s and quickly became one of the city’s most notorious men-only fetish and leather bars—rumoured to be among the first in West Berlin to host a true dark-room

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

With pool tables

and defiance

especially within disco

Danceteria (New York City Nightclub/1980-1986) Size:2XL Knolle opened in the mid-1970sDanceteria 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.