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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
Flyer / ephemeraundated
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PhotographPL.02
Pending acquisition
Interior / crowdimage pending
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DocumentPL.03
Pending acquisition
Door policy / pressimage pending

Placeholder plates — cleared scans drop in here

Sonic profile

mixedpunk/new wave

Cultural role

twist craze1980s revival

Tags

#twist#newwave#Midtown#West45th

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