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"The End of Modern-Day Gomorrah" was the legendary farewell party held at New York nightclub #Studio54 on 4 February 1980 #otd. The party marked the end of the #disco era. The owners #IanSchrager and #SteveRubell were jailed for tax evasion, large amounts of drugs and money were found in the walls.

Steve Rubell American entrepreneur Steve Rubell was BOTD in 1943. Born in Brooklyn, New York City, he studied at Syracuse University, joining the New York City National Guard to avoid conscription to the Vietna…

American entrepreneur and closet case Steve Rubell, best known as the manager of Studio 54 nightclub in New York City, was BOTD in 1943, dying of an AIDS-related illness in 1989. #steverubell #bornonthisday #studio54 #sadgays #aids

R.I.P., Marcia #Resnick [°Nov. 21, 1950 – June 18, 2025]🕯️😔🌹

#PunksPoetsandProvocateurs #EdKoch #RoyCohn #JoeyRamone #SteveRubell #AbbieHoffman #AllenGinsberg #NormanMailer #WayneKramer #SoniaPanich #JaniceResnick #MarciaAyleneResnick #MarciaResnick

Studio 54
By Ian Schrager
Published by Rizzoli
2017
#Studio54 #IanSchrager #SteveRubell #Rizzoli #Books #Photography #70s #Fashion

Today in Pop Culture History:
Jan 18, 1980 #Studio54 owners #SteveRubell and #IanSchrager are sentenced to 3 ½ years in jail on charges of tax evasion, which soon brings the legendary disco to an end.

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