About Me
About me:
The Palladium was designed in 1926 by Thomas Lamb on land that had previously housed the American Academy of Music. The name was taken from an opera house of the same name across the street. It was originally a movie palace seating 2,600, and later became a concert hall.
In 1985, Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager, former owners of Studio 54, revamped the Palladium after their prison release for tax evasion. Japanese architect Arata Isozaki redesigned the concert hall, and other contributing artists included Kenny Scharf, Francesco Clemente, Keith Haring, Jean Michel Basquait, Michael Schmidt, Andy Warhol, Paul Marantz's lighting and development of the dance floor concept, FDA's design for the rigging for two 8,000-pound video monitors; Fisher Marantz Renfro Stone's design for the architectural and decorative lighting systems, and contemporary art installations selected by Henry Geldzahler, former curator of contemporary art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It featured a 3,200 square foot dance floor and drew over 20,000 people a week. The building was demolished in 1998 and the space was converted into NYU dorms.
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The video below was filmed on the main floor at the Palladium...
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Madonna @ Palladium 1980's
The Club Kids ouside Palladium 1992
Ice Cube Live @ Palladium 1993
Party pics...
