Anne Le Ny Videos : STUDIO 54 AFTER DARK- LOBBY INTERIOR IN 3D, NEW YORK CITY NOV 26, 2006

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STUDIO 54 AFTER DARK- LOBBY INTERIOR IN 3D, NEW YORK CITY NOV 26, 2006

Footage taken of the infamous Studio 54 nightclub-theater at night, inside the main lobby area with security guard, Nov 26, 2006. The nightclub was founded by four equal partners: Steven Rubell, Ian Schrager, Tim Savage, and Jack Dushey. They operated the company as Broadway Catering Corp. Another partner, Richard DeCourcey, was present until September 1977. Carmen D'Alessio, after working in Rome and around Europe as a fashion PR, was well known by fashion, music, and film people, and generally with the kind of celebrities from across the United States, South America, Europe, and other parts of the world who would be ideal patrons. Harden was pushed out of the project, and Rubell and Schrager gave D'Alessio much of the control for the design and promotion of the nightclub. Before the April 26, 1977 opening, D'Alessio sent out 5000 invitations to her exclusive mailing list, together with an enticing surprise gift to each of her invitees. Liz Smith, Rex Reed, Cindy Adams, and other New York gossip columnists announced a major event. On May 21, 1977, the New York State Liquor Authority raided Studio 54 for selling liquor without a license, and closed it. The owners of the nightclub said the incident was a "misunderstanding". The next night the club reopened, but gave free fruit juice and soda instead of liquor. Prior to the raid, the nightclub had been using one-day use "caterers' permits", which enabled the nightclub to serve alcohol but were intended for weddings or ...

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