Paradise Garage New York

The official site of the paradise garage larry levan movie.

Paradise garage new york. This site is dedicated to the paradise garage and it s phenomenal dj larry levan. The guys behind that club worked on turning the old garage into a club. It was founded by michael brody its sole proprietor and was located at 84 king street new york city.

Check yourself whether paradise garage is fairly granted the rating 7 6 by foursquare. I ll share some of the live recordings i have from my collection. The paradise garage was a nightclub notable in the history of modern gay and nightclub cultures and in dance and pop musics.

Get directions 84 king st 10014. When it opened in 1977 the dance club housed in a former parking garage on 84 varick street offered a. The oral history of nyc s greatest club.

The paradise garage nyc tribute site welcomes you. Prior to becoming the paradise garage the place was a short lived club called chameleon. The club was of course the legendary paradise garage or the garage as the regular guests used to refer to it.

New york city new york usa. Located at 84 king street the garage was home base for resident dj larry levan 1954 1992 whose signature style of dance music became the definitive sound of new york popularized by west end records founder mel cheren 1933 2007 who financially backed the club. Djs dancers and regulars of paradise garage relive the wild nights and mornings that made the downtown club so iconic.

The club was owned and run by the late michael brody. From 1977 to 1987 paradise garage reigned supreme over new york s downtown nightclub scene. Paul mckee the paradise garage crashed onto new york s nightlife scene like a tidal wave.