websterhallold

the history of WEBSTER HALL (soon to be a landmark?)

Webster Hall

IT appears likely that Webster Hall, the funky rock music club at 125 East 11th Street, is going to be spiffed up with landmark status.

Clad in red brick and terra cotta, this Greenwich Village fixture was completed in 1887 and began life as the site of rallies and dinners. After 1910, it moved on to showcase bohemian extravaganzas, and lately it has been throbbing with a party beat, as one of New York’s big dance clubs. Now the Landmarks Preservation Commission has taken an interest. [NY Times]

I think the article also says that Webster Hall’s current owner Unity Gallega is AGAINST landmark designation for the building. Am I reading that right? (thx Clay)

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