Limelight
Overview
Club housed in a deconsecrated Gothic Revival church, associated with the Club Kids and later house and techno nights.
Set inside the former Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion — a Gothic Revival landmark of 1844–45 designed by Richard Upjohn — Limelight opened in November 1983 under Peter Gatien, with a star-studded opening hosted by Andy Warhol. It is remembered for its architecture and its association with the Club Kids scene of the late 1980s and 1990s, and for house, techno, and industrial nights across several intermittent runs. The landmarked building has since held retail and other uses.
Oral histories & archival media
Archive plates
Placeholder plates — cleared scans drop in here
Sonic profile
Cultural role
DJs, promoters & people
Peter Gatien
Owner
Michael Alig
Club Kids promoter associated with Limelight's Disco 2000 · Club Kids
James St. James
Club Kid and writer chronicling the Limelight scene · Disco 2000 regular
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