Maybe the most bacchanalian parties of the greeks or romans could give the club a run for its money but thats about it. Photo by marian baston cc by sa 30. Many celebs kept coming back to 54 and in an interview august darnell cofounder of dr.
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The agents entered the office seeking links to organized crime and arrested his partner ian schrager after reportedly finding cocaine among some papers he was carrying.
Rubber room studio 54 basement. A place of secrets and secretions the in crowd and inhalations sucking and snorting but people didnt need to have. There were few places in history crazier than studio 54. 15 2019 123 pm edt updated. It was snapped up by entrepreneurs steve rubell and ian schrager who spent six weeks and a reported 400000 on the.
In a recent interview grace jones talked about a secret room at studio 54. Buzzards original savannah band and leader of kid creole and the coconuts remembers. Inside studio 54 was written by mark fleischman who took over in 1980 after the club had been raided and schrager and rubell jailed for tax evasion. 15 2019 429 pm edt.
When cbs put the building up for sale its location and charm caught the eye of several investors who saw great potential in the property. Studio 54 co owner steve rubell stands in his office which he claimed was ransacked by federal agents looking for drugs in 1978. For 33 months studio 54was the american bacchanal an unprecedented mix of glamorous sophistication and primal hedonism. The brainchild of steve rubelland ian schrager the club opened in a.
By kathy benjamin jan. Ian schrager may be writing the last word on studio 54 with his coffee table tome for rizzoli as i reported earlier this week but steven gaines had the first word with his book the club. Finally it became cbss studio 52 from 1942 to 1976. Now as then hes an eager garrulous host.
Messed up things that happened at studio 54. In a relatively small space were some of the most beautiful and richest. Studio 54 new york city from the inside.
