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The Mineshaft operated from October 8, 1976, until it was closed by the New York City Department of Health on November 7, 1985, although tax problems played a significant role in its closing. [22] After it closed, six men, associated with both the Mineshaft and an affiliated heterosexual club, the Hellfire, were charged with a variety of crimes ...
This is a list of notable current and former nightclubs in New York City. A 2015 survey of former nightclubs in the city identified 10 most historic ones, starting with the Cotton Club , active from 1923 to 1936.
Hellfire Club may also refer to: Film. The Hellfire Club , a 1961 ... The Hellfire Club, a closed BDSM nightclub in New York City's Meatpacking District; Television
The first official Hellfire Club was founded in London in 1718, by Philip Wharton, 1st Duke of Wharton and a handful of other high-society friends. The most notorious club associated with the name was established in England by Francis Dashwood, [ 5 ] and met irregularly from around 1749 to around 1760, and possibly up until 1766.
Lou Reed was occasionally one of the many famous patrons inside [5] and Freddie Mercury frequented the club when he lived in New York City from 1980 to 1982. [6] Director William Friedkin shot in The Anvil some scenes for the 1980 film Cruising .
On November 19, 1980, Ronald K. Crumpley, a law enforcement officer with NYC Transit Authority, started shooting indiscriminately at gay men in the Greenwich Village neighborhood with two stolen handguns just before 11 pm. Crumpley first shot and wounded two men outside a delicatessen located on the corner of Washington and 10th Streets, but they survived by eluding him by hiding behind parked ...
Rape victim sues trendy NYC club whose promoter attacked the then-college student on first day of work ... industry in New York City, it’s all too common,” she said of such horrific situations ...
The Shelter, also known as Club Shelter, is a New York City Dance Music and House music nightclub started during the 1990s. The club was at multiple locations including 6 Hubert Street, 157 Hudson Street, and 150 Varick Street in Manhattan depending on the date. The Shelter was established by resident DJs Timmy Regisford, Merlin Bobb, and ...