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The Monster
80 Grove Street · West Village, Manhattan40.7330° N / 74.0025° W
Overview
Long-running Sheridan Square gay bar with a piano lounge upstairs and a basement dancefloor.
The Monster is a long-running gay bar on Sheridan Square, known for its upstairs piano lounge and basement dancefloor, and often cited as a fixture of West Village queer nightlife across decades. As an active venue, its record remains open.
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
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Cultural role
West Village queer nightlifepiano-bar tradition
Tags
#pianobar#queer#SheridanSquare#GroveStreet