Santos Party House
40°43′04″N 74°00′05″W / 40.71768°N 74.00137°W Santos Party House was a New York City nightclub located at 96 Lafayette Street between Walker and White Streets in the TriBeCa neighborhood of downtown Manhattan. Originally named the "Lafayette Street Jungle Gym", Santos Party House was recognized as the "Best New Nightclub" by Paper magazine's Annual Nightlife Awards, and has also won awards for its parties, sound system, lighting, and dance floor.
The nightclub was a two-level, 8,000-square-foot (740 m2) music venue designed by Ronald Castellano to function as a concert hall, dance club, and lounge.[1] It took the partners, including noted musician Andrew W.K.,[2] three years to acquire a cabaret license and finish the creation of the space,[3] with the downstairs space opening on May 14, 2008,[4] and the upstairs space opening on June 1, 2008. In total, the venue features three bars, black walls and ceilings, dark wood floors, tall columns, and an array of ever-changing decorations.[5]
Santos Party House's last night of operation was May 29, 2016, on which it hosted the controversial punk festival Oi! Fest.[6][7] The venue received backlash due to Oi! Fest’s association with neo-Nazism.[8][9][10]
Awards and honors
[edit]Santos Party House received a number of awards, including: The People's Choice Award for Best Night Club, Best New Club, Best DJ Night from Paper magazine,[11] Best New Dance Floor from the Village Voice,[12] as well as additional awards for its sound and lighting systems from New York Press and L Magazine.[13]
References
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- ^ "Santos's Party House". Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ "The Let's-Just-Party-Boy". Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- ^ De Silvero, Victoria (2008-06-08). "Thank You for Partying". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ "Santos' Party House Actually Houses a Party". New York Magazine. 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ "Santos' Party House Opens Upstairs Space". New York Magazine. 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ "Manhattan Venue Santos Party House Shuts Down Unexpectedly". Billboard. 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- ^ Ross, Alex Robert (30 May 2016). "NYC Venue Santos Party House Closes Down After Hosting Festival With Alleged Neo-Nazi Element". Vice. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ^ "Andrew W.K.'s NYC Club Santos Party House Closed Amid Neo-Nazi Controversy". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ^ "NYC's Santos Party House Closing After Hosting Neo-Nazi Punk Show". 30 May 2016. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ^ "NYC Oi! Fest Returns to New York City With New Kind of Hate". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ^ Craig, Caroline Torem and Swerdloff, Alexis. "About Last Night… PAPER's Fourth Annual Nightlife Awards Presented by Diesel" Archived 2009-02-11 at the Wayback Machine Paper (November 17, 2008)
- ^ "Best New Dance Floor: Santos' Party House" Archived 2009-02-10 at the Wayback Machine Village Voice (October 17, 2008)
- ^ "Santos Party House" on Myspace.com
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