talk about the disco Studio 54 is referring to wild nights in New York in one of the most famous places for nightlife, and its excesses, of the famous.
On April 26, 1977, 46 years ago today, the famous nightclub opened its doors in the midst of curiosity, long lines and riots to be part of the opening of this site that would go down in history as a place of the cult of excess.
The nightclub was founded and managed by American businessman Steve Rubell and his friend and business partner Ian Schrager, a low-key businessman who? together they had run a local in the Queens area.
It is said that it was Carmen D’Alessio, Valentino’s public relations officer, who suggested make the leap to Manhattan to open a club for the most chic circles from the city.
D’Alessio contacted them with el artista Andy Warholwho would attend the pre-inaugural dinner, as well as the dressmaker Calvin Klein.
Opening, chaos
On April 26, 1977, the event took place and thousands of people crowded onto 54th Street in Manhattana new nightclub was inaugurated that promised that nothing like it had ever been seen.
The previous promotion had achieved its goal and everyone wanted to be in the cathedral of fun at the point where disco music was at the top of the quintessential genre for dance and excess.
The chronicles of the moment reported that on the day of the inauguration, famous as Frank Sinatra, Warren Beatty and Mick Jagger could not overcome the wall of onlookers and they missed the opening night, whose opening show was given by Diana Ross.
The leader of the Rolling Stones had his revenge and a few days after the opening of the album, He celebrated the birthday of his then wife Bianca Jagger in a big way.
That night Bianca appeared on a white horse led by a tall, muscular young man who, naked, made way for celebrity. Arriving at the center of the ring, a nude model also mounted the horse and rode down the ring.
‘Let anyone in who makes things fun inside’
That was one of the phrases that represented the criteria without specific parameters but at the same time of great difficulty To achieve this, he put Steve Rubell, one of the owners of the place, to enter the club.
Thus, they could enter and mingle with celebrities, since drag queens, young men in tight tennis shorts, men in suitswomen in evening dresses, who gave atmosphere to the crazy nights of the Studio.
It is said in several articles written by the disco phenomenon, such as “Sex, drugs and disco: Capturing the underground hedonism of Studio 54” or “The anarchic story of Studio 54 – the drugs, the glamour, and the sex”, that in the place there were some boxes of an old theater which remained and became known for the frequent sexual encounters that took place there.
He too use of drugs such as cocaine and marijuana Was it unlimited inside the enclosure?
A pleasure that lasted 3 years
Tax evasion accusations by the venue’s founders, Rubell and Schrager, who They were arrested for evading 2.5 million dollarswas the last straw for the closure of the nightclub.
In addition, police investigations They targeted Studio 54 for drug-related events.
In fact, after the disco closed in 1980, packages of cocaine and money were found hidden behind the walls of the premises.?
The closing party of Studio 54 took place in February 1980 and it was called “The end of modern Gomorrah”, which was attended by Diana Ross, Ryan O’Neal, Jack Nicholson, Richard Gere and Sylvester Stallone.
People say that the last drink that was served in the place the protagonist of Rocky drank it.
Studio 54 was the place for wild nights in New York and one of the most famous places for nightlife, and its excesses, of the famous.
2023-04-26 10:11:19
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