tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post6148447770255652776..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Limelight AngelsJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-44949511055276786182011-03-14T01:41:18.862-04:002011-03-14T01:41:18.862-04:00Totally unnecessary.
In a city full of shops and...Totally unnecessary. <br />In a city full of shops and stores, the new Limelight market only serves to remind one of the once lovely club scene that used to flourish in it's great halls. It's a sad trip for anyone that remembers the old Limelight and it's many great parties. Save yourself the pain and avoid that block. Maybe someday, it might be a club again.<br /><br />Here's a link to some party pictures from the old Limelight: <br />http://www.absolutionnyc.com/2011/01/13/absolution-party-pictures-from-the-limelight/Jasonhttp://www.absolutionnyc.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-19408989333177865982010-09-29T00:09:16.619-04:002010-09-29T00:09:16.619-04:00I think this is all coincidental as well. If these...I think this is all coincidental as well. If these folks knew anything about the history of the place, they would have some kitschy gallery of photos (black and white of course) to “remember” the past.<br /><br />That said, I had a mind-blowing experience when I first wandered into the newly refurbished place. You know when you’re an adult and visit an elementary school classroom and you’re amazed at how small the place seems? That’s exactly how I felt!<br /><br />I wandered up to some room area that I remember being roped off and I was trying to get into in 1988 or 1989. And now, with the light and white walls and all that... Wow, what a small place!<br /><br />I mourn the death of the place as a club, but it’s only a symptom of the larger gentrification of the neighborhood that has been going on for years.JakeGouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133101465071716345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-60958354403776197672010-09-28T17:29:41.555-04:002010-09-28T17:29:41.555-04:00thanks Anon, i have seen that Hamill article. it&#...thanks Anon, i have seen that Hamill article. it's a good one, and worth a second read.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-34847654740106418892010-09-28T13:30:34.409-04:002010-09-28T13:30:34.409-04:00I'm really surprised this marketplace is still...I'm really surprised this marketplace is still living. I walked through it one afternoon a few months ago and, although there were hardly any customers, it felt extremely cramped and claustrophobic. I felt so uncomfortable, I couldn't imagine having an enjoyable shopping experience.<br /><br />As for the wings, I'm guessing it's to do with the building's past as a church.Laura Goggin Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517481509431547970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-65932694454453519502010-09-28T11:11:26.489-04:002010-09-28T11:11:26.489-04:00Hey Jeremiah, not sure if you've posted this a...Hey Jeremiah, not sure if you've posted this at some point, but if not, you should: http://nymag.com/news/features/48277/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-13065581581793012112010-09-28T10:43:57.326-04:002010-09-28T10:43:57.326-04:00Are you kidding me? some folks will go to any leng...Are you kidding me? some folks will go to any length to find insult. let's not forget that Melendez wasn't exactly respecting anyone sensitivities as to the Limelight's sacred past with HIS costume...and himself, hardly a role model or praiseworthy community figure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-55654886213545562532010-09-28T10:30:01.364-04:002010-09-28T10:30:01.364-04:00I give them the benefit of the doubt, since they h...I give them the benefit of the doubt, since they have no sense of history, after all.<br /><br />PS: I remember when Limelight opened, it was considered by some to be a huge affront to the religious nature of the space. The decorations and drugs and raunchiness and etc. were definitely thought to be in bad taste and then we all got used to it. Today's post is just another take on sacrilege--the holy object being a defunct nightclub...and not a particularly democratic one at that.Carol Gardensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-5484818799097825952010-09-28T10:14:55.294-04:002010-09-28T10:14:55.294-04:00die die diedie die dieglammanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-13539868784533119552010-09-28T08:39:40.734-04:002010-09-28T08:39:40.734-04:00Win for American capitalism. (I hate this world so...Win for American capitalism. (I hate this world so much right now)tattoedGenExerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15093618647497123862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-8958286360373094332010-09-28T08:34:55.773-04:002010-09-28T08:34:55.773-04:00I'd like to think that the people responsible ...I'd like to think that the people responsible for dressing the greeters had absolutely no idea... and wanted to seem "heavenly" in front of this space. I hope that I'm right. Otherwise, this is incredibly horrific bad taste.EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-49894163002660265382010-09-28T08:20:47.048-04:002010-09-28T08:20:47.048-04:00Hipster-izing the dead. We live in sad times.Hipster-izing the dead. We live in sad times.Suburban Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10133372565364320854noreply@blogger.com