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Nell's
246 West 14th Street · Chelsea, Manhattan40.7404° N / 74.0007° W
Overview
Intimate, salon-style club on 14th Street, often cited within late-1980s downtown and early hip-hop nights.
Nell's is remembered for a parlor-like, salon atmosphere that broke from the era's large discos, with live music upstairs and a dancefloor below. It is often cited within late-1980s downtown nightlife and recurring hip-hop and R&B nights. The 14th Street room closed in the mid-2000s.
Oral histories & archival media
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Sonic profile
hip-hophousemixed
Cultural role
downtown nightlifehip-hop & R&B nights
DJs, promoters & people
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Tags
#salonstyle#intimate#downtown#West14th