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Peppermint Lounge
128 West 45th Street · Midtown, Manhattan40.7574° N / 73.9852° W
Overview
Midtown club tied to the early-1960s twist craze, later revived as a 1980s new-wave room.
The Peppermint Lounge is often cited as the center of the early-1960s twist craze, drawing celebrity crowds to a small Midtown room. A later 1980s revival under the same name is associated with new-wave and downtown bands. Locations and dates vary across its runs.
Oral histories & archival media
Archive plates
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FlyerPL.01
Pending acquisition
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PhotographPL.02
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DocumentPL.03
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Placeholder plates — cleared scans drop in here
Sonic profile
mixedpunk/new wave
Cultural role
twist craze1980s revival
Tags
#twist#newwave#Midtown#West45th