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Xenon
124 West 43rd Street · Midtown, Manhattan40.7565° N / 73.9850° W
Overview
Midtown disco built in a former theater, often cited as Studio 54's chief rival at the height of the era.
Xenon was a Midtown disco built inside a former theater, often cited as the chief rival to Studio 54 during the late-1970s peak of the disco era, with elaborate lighting and a celebrity-driven door. It closed in the mid-1980s.
Oral histories & archival media
Archive plates
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FlyerPL.01
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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
disco
Cultural role
disco spectaclecelebrity nightlife
Tags
#discoera#theaterconversion#Midtown#West43rd