We dropped by our old stomping ground last week, 6 Hubert Street, for a walk down memory lane (thanks to Carlos for letting us in with our camera). Not surprisingly, the ongoing condo conversion has eaten up almost every notable feature and makes it hard to tell that this space once hosted the legendary parties “Be Yourself” and “Body and Soul” (among many others). After that we were curious about the state of another club that had a huge influence on us so we took a walk over to Tunnel - now a public space a la Chelsea Market. The main room of Tunnel is still in tact (the light trusses remain hanging in their original position) but the side rooms have been carved up into office and gallery space and the second floor is no longer accessible from the main room. Nevertheless, you can really get a sense of the cavernous old club which made us wonder: How was NYC able to support a handful of clubs this gigantic only ten years ago. What happened?
Those were the days when going to a nyc club were fun, people were healthy and the yuppies had not yet invaded our sacred spaces. Its sad to see nyc being sold off 1 square foot at a time.
Left by Chris on June 13th, 2008