The Limelight
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The Limelight is the name of a chain of nightclub
s that were owned and operated by Peter Gatien
, located in Atlanta, Hollywood, Florida
, and London
, and formerly in New York City
and Chicago
.
opened the first Limelight nightclub in Hollywood, Florida
in the 1970s. After a devastating fire in the late 70s, Gatien chose Atlanta for his next incarnation of Limelight. The Atlanta Limelight opened in February 1980. It was housed in a strip mall
in the former home of the Harlequin Dinner Theatre. In 1983, Gatien relocated to New York
to open another Limelight club, while his brother Maurice managed the Atlanta club. Maurice reportedly had less talent for running a nightclub than Peter did. "Peter was the brains behind the operation," according to house photographer and publicist Guy D'Alema. "Maurice ... didn't want to spend a dime and didn't have a creative bone in his body." The Atlanta club was located next to a 24-hour Kroger
grocery store, which became known widely as "Disco Kroger."
The Limelight in Chicago was housed in the former home of the Chicago Historical Society, the building itself being a historical structure. While short-lived as a club under the Limelight moniker, it exists to this day as a nightclub; presently it is the location of both Excalibur
and Vision nightclubs. The Limelight in London was located in a former Welsh
Presbyterian church on Shaftesbury Avenue
, just off Cambridge Circus
, which dates from the 1890s. The London club's decline in popularity led to its closure and takeover in 2003 by Australia
n pub chain
The Walkabout, who converted it into a sports bar.
The Limelight in New York City, which was owned by Peter Gatien and designed by Ari Bahat opened in November 1983. It was housed in a former Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion
, a Gothic Revival
brownstone building which was built in 1844-1845 as designed by architect Richard Upjohn
. In the early 1970s, when the parish merged with two others, the church was deconsecrated and sold to Odyssey House
, a drug rehabilitation
program. Amidst financial hardship, Odyssey House sold it to Gatien in 1982. Located on Avenue of the Americas, at West 20th Street, the New York Limelight originally started as a disco and rock
club. In the 1990s, it became a prominent place to hear techno, goth, and industrial music
, and to obtain recreational drugs
. It earned the media's attention in 1996 when Club Kid
and party promoter Michael Alig
was arrested and later convicted for the killing and dismemberment of Angel Melendez
, a drug dealer at the club. The 2003 film Party Monster, starring Macaulay Culkin
and Seth Green
, was based on this event. The Limelight was closed by the police, subsequently reopening several times during the 1990s. In September 2003, it reopened under the name "Avalon," however it closed its doors for good in 2007. Since May, 2010, the building has been in use as the Limelight Marketplace.
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
s that were owned and operated by Peter Gatien
Peter Gatien
Peter Gatien was the owner of several New York nightclubs, including The Limelight, Palladium, Club USA, and Tunnel. He was once dubbed as the "King of New York Clubs", during his time in New York City.-Life and career:...
, located in Atlanta, Hollywood, Florida
Hollywood, Florida
-Demographics:As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of...
, and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, and formerly in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
.
History
Peter GatienPeter Gatien
Peter Gatien was the owner of several New York nightclubs, including The Limelight, Palladium, Club USA, and Tunnel. He was once dubbed as the "King of New York Clubs", during his time in New York City.-Life and career:...
opened the first Limelight nightclub in Hollywood, Florida
Hollywood, Florida
-Demographics:As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of...
in the 1970s. After a devastating fire in the late 70s, Gatien chose Atlanta for his next incarnation of Limelight. The Atlanta Limelight opened in February 1980. It was housed in a strip mall
Strip mall
A strip mall is an open-area shopping center where the stores are arranged in a row, with a sidewalk in front. Strip malls are typically developed as a unit and have large parking lots in front...
in the former home of the Harlequin Dinner Theatre. In 1983, Gatien relocated to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
to open another Limelight club, while his brother Maurice managed the Atlanta club. Maurice reportedly had less talent for running a nightclub than Peter did. "Peter was the brains behind the operation," according to house photographer and publicist Guy D'Alema. "Maurice ... didn't want to spend a dime and didn't have a creative bone in his body." The Atlanta club was located next to a 24-hour Kroger
Kroger
The Kroger Co. is an American supermarket chain founded by Bernard Kroger in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It reported US$ 76.7 billion in sales during fiscal year 2009. It is the country's largest grocery store chain and its second-largest grocery retailer by volume and second-place general retailer...
grocery store, which became known widely as "Disco Kroger."
The Limelight in Chicago was housed in the former home of the Chicago Historical Society, the building itself being a historical structure. While short-lived as a club under the Limelight moniker, it exists to this day as a nightclub; presently it is the location of both Excalibur
Excalibur (nightclub)
The Excalibur nightclub in Chicago was first opened in 1989. It is located in the former Chicago Historical Society building which is a Chicago historical landmark...
and Vision nightclubs. The Limelight in London was located in a former Welsh
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
Presbyterian church on Shaftesbury Avenue
Shaftesbury Avenue
Shaftesbury Avenue is a major street in central London, England, named after Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, that runs in a north-easterly direction from Piccadilly Circus to New Oxford Street, crossing Charing Cross Road at Cambridge Circus....
, just off Cambridge Circus
Cambridge Circus, London
Cambridge Circus is a traffic intersection at the intersection of Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road in central London...
, which dates from the 1890s. The London club's decline in popularity led to its closure and takeover in 2003 by Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n pub chain
Pub chain
A pub chain is a group of pubs or bars with a brand image. The brand may be owned outright by one company, or there may be multiple financiers; the chain may be a division within a larger company, or may be a single operation. Examples include Chef & Brewer, Wetherspoons, Walkabout, Taylor Walker...
The Walkabout, who converted it into a sports bar.
The Limelight in New York City, which was owned by Peter Gatien and designed by Ari Bahat opened in November 1983. It was housed in a former Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion
Church of the Holy Communion and Buildings
The Church of the Holy Communion and Buildings are historic Episcopal church buildings at 656-662 Avenue of the Americas at West 20th Street in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City....
, a Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
brownstone building which was built in 1844-1845 as designed by architect Richard Upjohn
Richard Upjohn
Richard Upjohn was an English-born architect who emigrated to the United States and became most famous for his Gothic Revival churches. He was partially responsible for launching the movement to such popularity in the United States. Upjohn also did extensive work in and helped to popularize the...
. In the early 1970s, when the parish merged with two others, the church was deconsecrated and sold to Odyssey House
Odyssey House
Odyssey House Texas, Inc., located in Houston, Texas is a private not-for-profit organization established in 1989 to provide treatment and education to youth and families whose lives have been devastated by drugs, alcohol, and abuse...
, a drug rehabilitation
Drug rehabilitation
Drug rehabilitation is a term for the processes of medical or psychotherapeutic treatment, for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and so-called street drugs such as cocaine, heroin or amphetamines...
program. Amidst financial hardship, Odyssey House sold it to Gatien in 1982. Located on Avenue of the Americas, at West 20th Street, the New York Limelight originally started as a disco and rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
club. In the 1990s, it became a prominent place to hear techno, goth, and industrial music
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
, and to obtain recreational drugs
Recreational drug use
Recreational drug use is the use of a drug, usually psychoactive, with the intention of creating or enhancing recreational experience. Such use is controversial, however, often being considered to be also drug abuse, and it is often illegal...
. It earned the media's attention in 1996 when Club Kid
Club Kids
The Club Kids were a group of young New York City club personalities mostly led by Michael Alig and James St. James in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
and party promoter Michael Alig
Michael Alig
Michael Alig is the co-founding member of the Club Kids, a group of young clubgoers led by long time best friend James St. James and Alig in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
was arrested and later convicted for the killing and dismemberment of Angel Melendez
Angel Melendez
Andre Melendez , better known as Angel Melendez, was a Club Kid and drug dealer who lived and worked in New York City. Melendez and his family arrived in New York from Colombia when Melendez was eight years old...
, a drug dealer at the club. The 2003 film Party Monster, starring Macaulay Culkin
Macaulay Culkin
Macaulay Carson Culkin is an American actor. He became widely known for his portrayal of Kevin McCallister in Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. He is also known for his roles in Richie Rich, Uncle Buck, My Girl, The Pagemaster, and Party Monster...
and Seth Green
Seth Green
Seth Benjamin Green is an American actor, comedian, voice actor, and television producer. He is well known for his role as Daniel "Oz" Osbourne in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as Dr. Evil's son Scott in the Austin Powers series of comedy films, Mitch Miller in That '70s Show, and the voice of Chris...
, was based on this event. The Limelight was closed by the police, subsequently reopening several times during the 1990s. In September 2003, it reopened under the name "Avalon," however it closed its doors for good in 2007. Since May, 2010, the building has been in use as the Limelight Marketplace.
Documentary
September 23, 2011, a documentary highlighting the club's history during the Gatien era was released in cinemas in through the United States and Canada. Titled "Limelight", the film was produced by Gatien's daughter, Jen, and directed by Billy Corben.In popular culture
- The New York location was the subject of the 1985 song "This Disco (Used to be a Cute Cathedral)" by singer Steve TaylorSteve TaylorRoland Stephen Taylor , is an American Christian singer, songwriter, record producer and film director.-Early life:Taylor, the eldest of three children, was born in Brawley, California. Taylor's father, Roland Taylor, was a Baptist minister. When Taylor was six years old, the family relocated to...
. The song's lyrics mention's the club's name and history. Originally released on Taylor's On The FritzOn The FritzOn the Fritz is the title of the third album by singer/songwriter Steve Taylor.-Side one:# "This Disco " – 4:06# "On the Fritz" – 3:56# "It's a Personal Thing" – 2:58# "To Forgive" – 3:54# "You've Been Bought" – 2:45...
album, a live version of the song appears on his album, Limelight. - The club was also mentioned in The HorroristOliver CheslerOliver Chesler , better known by his stage name The Horrorist, is an electronic music artist from New York. He is the owner of the Things to Come Records. He has live performances all around the world but a hotspot is Germany. Many remember him as the punk styled kid in D.A. Pennebaker's concert...
's track "One Night in New York City" and used as a shooting location for Basic InstinctBasic InstinctBasic Instinct is a 1992 erotic thriller directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas, and starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone....
. - Sex and the City characters all partied at The Limelight in the 12th episode of the 1st season.
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External links
- Limelight on the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...