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Rooms they shaped
Limelight
1983–2007 (intermittent) · Flatiron / Chelsea, Manhattan
Owner, Canadian-born 'Club King'; also owned Tunnel, Palladium, Club USA. Acquitted of drug charges 1998; deported to Canada 2003 after tax evasion plea. Memoir: 'The Club King' (2020).
Tunnel
1986–2001 · West Chelsea, Manhattan
Owner, Canadian-born nightlife operator; acquired Tunnel 1992, also held Limelight, Club USA, and Palladium. Acquitted of federal drug charges 1998; pled guilty to tax evasion 1999; deported to Canada 2003.
Palladium
1985–1997 · Union Square, Manhattan
Owner, Acquired the lease in 1992; operated until the August 1997 closure. Also owned Limelight, Tunnel, and Club USA. Sold Palladium to NYU for approximately $500,000.
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