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Splash

50 West 17th Street · Chelsea, Manhattan40.7385° N / 73.9935° W

Overview

Long-running Chelsea gay club, a fixture of the neighborhood's nightlife for over two decades.

Splash (later SPLASH Bar) was a long-running Chelsea gay club and bar, a fixture of the neighborhood's nightlife from the early 1990s until 2013, known for go-go performances and weekend dance nights. It is often cited within the Chelsea era of New York gay nightlife.

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

housemixed

Cultural role

Chelsea gay nightlifedance club

Tags

#gayclub#Chelsea#go-go#West17th

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