club /new york

Limelight

47 West 20th Street at Sixth Avenue, New York, United States

Opened 1983 Closed 2007 repurposed Golden AgeCoastal Era

Peter Gatien-owned former Episcopal church turned megaclub on Sixth Avenue; through the 1990s its Wednesday and weekend hip-hop nights featured Funkmaster Flex and Stretch Armstrong residencies. Reopened as a retail marketplace.

Key events here 0

No moments anchored here yet.

External

Citations 2

  1. B
    Wikipedia — Limelight (nightclub) Retrieved 2026-05-24.
  2. B
    Wikipedia — Peter Gatien 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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