club /new york

Funhouse

526 West 26th Street, New York, United States

Opened 1979 Closed 1985 closed Old School

Chelsea club famous for resident DJ Jellybean Benitez and its electro/freestyle/early-hip-hop nights — a key cross-over room for the early-1980s downtown electro era.

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External

Citations 2

  1. B
    Wikipedia — Funhouse (nightclub) Retrieved 2026-05-24.
  2. B
    Wikipedia — John 'Jellybean' Benitez Retrieved 2026-05-24.

Per methodology: Tier A = scholarly / institutional / primary; Tier B = trade press + paper of record + Wikipedia; Tier C = fan / community / specialist (with corroboration).

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