Pyramid Club (Iconic New York City Nightclub/1979-2020/NYC Drag and Punk Club) Color:Navy part statement—and the atmosphere reflected

part statement—and the atmosphere reflected the era’s shift toward larger

gender-nonconforming

coded safety

and community for local LGBTQ patrons

a time when theatre posters were not just advertisements

Pyramid Club (Iconic New York City Nightclub/1979-2020/NYC Drag and Punk Club) Color:Navy part statement—and the atmosphere reflectedPyramid Club New York City (19792020) Few nightclubs have influenced queer culture, drag, punk, performance art, and downtown New York as profoundly as the Pyramid Club. Opening in 1979 at 101 Avenue A in Manhattan's East Village, the Pyramid truly found its identity in the early 1980s, becoming the epicenter of a new generation of drag performers, artists, musicians, and nightlife visionaries. At a time when mainstream entertainment had little room