Party / residency · cross-linked record
Opening Night
A recurring night threaded through the atlas. A party often outlives any single room, tracing it across addresses is one way the atlas connects eras.
Rooms it touched
Studio 54
1977–1980 (Rubell & Schrager); reopened 1981–1986 (Fleischman) · Midtown, Manhattan
April 26, 1977.
12 West
1975–1980 · West Village / Meatpacking District waterfront, Manhattan
1975. Tony Martino and Alan Harris opened the former flower factory at 491 West Street; Tom Savarese was the first resident DJ, having tied for first at Billboard's International Disco Forum in January 1976.
Xenon
1978–1984 · Midtown, Manhattan
June 1978; ~2,500 guests including Peter Frampton, Tony Curtis, Paul Simon, and Mariel Hemingway.
Le Jardin
1973–1976 · Midtown / Times Square, Manhattan
June 13, 1973; Diana Ross attended. Press coverage credited with popularizing the word 'discotheque' in mainstream print.
Infinity
1975–1979 · NoHo, Manhattan
November 5, 1975. Memberships launched with demand that outran supply; the room opened to gay and mixed downtown crowds alongside Le Jardin and the emerging 12 West.