The World (Q7775921)

  • matcher place: Manhattan (way 400014249), New York (relation 175905), Manhattan (relation 2552485), Manhattan Community Board 3 (relation 7340074), Manhattan (relation 8186559), Manhattan (relation 8398124)
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  • Wikipedia: English
  • English Wikipedia categories: 1980s establishments in New York City, 1990s in Manhattan, 1991 disestablishments in New York (state), 1991 in New York City, Cultural history of New York City, House music, Nightclubs in Manhattan
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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The World was a large nightclub in New York City, which operated from the early 1980's until 1991 at 254 East 2nd Street, in Manhattan's East Village neighborhood. The venue, which included a secondary establishment called "The It Club," was housed in a former catering hall and theater. The World attracted a clientele that was economically, racially, and sexually diverse, and included artists, celebrities, and fashion designers, such as Keith Haring, Afrika Bambaataa, Madonna, Brooke Shields, Prince, Stephen Sprouse, RuPaul, and Carolina Herrera, together with banjee boys and members of voguing houses

Wikidata location: 40.7214, -73.9814 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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way: 254 East 2nd Street (OSM)exact location match [show tags]
height: 23.4
building: apartments
wikidata: Q7775921
addr:street: East 2nd Street
nycdoitt:bin: 1079679
addr:postcode: 10009
building:levels: 7
addr:housenumber: 254

wikidata match: Q7775921

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event venue (Q18674739) amenity=events_venue
building (Q41176) building=yes, building
nightclub (Q622425) amenity=nightclub
commercial building (Q655686) building=commercial
music venue (Q8719053) amenity=music_venue

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Nightclubs in Manhattan amenity=concert_hall, amenity=nightclub, amenity=pub, amenity=restaurant, amenity=music_venue