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Flash Factory

229 West 28th Street · Chelsea, Manhattan40.7480° N / 73.9958° W

Overview

Short-lived Chelsea club remembered as a home for the Battle Hymn party and contemporary queer dance culture.

Flash Factory was a Chelsea club, open only briefly, often cited as a home for the Sunday Battle Hymn party and for a wave of contemporary queer dance programming. Despite its short run, it is frequently named within the 2010s revival of large queer dancefloors in Manhattan.

Oral histories & archival media

Archive plates

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FlyerPL.01
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Flyer / ephemeraundated
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Interior / crowdimage pending
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DocumentPL.03
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Door policy / pressimage pending

Placeholder plates — cleared scans drop in here

Sonic profile

housetechno

Cultural role

contemporary queer nightlifelarge queer dancefloor

DJs, promoters & people

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Parties & residencies

Tags

#queer#BattleHymn#Chelsea#West28th

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