Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
St Marks Place
Continue east on
St Marks Place
(
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)
, a block full of tattoo parlors and cheap
eateries that haven't changed much since the 1980s. At number 4 stands
Trash &
Vaudeville
, a landmark goth-and-punk shop.
Fillmore East
Head south down Second Ave to the site of the long-defunct
Fillmore East
(105 Second
Ave), a 2000-seat live-music venue run by promoter Bill Graham from 1968 to 1971. In
the '80s the space was transformed into the Saint - the legendary 5000-sq-ft dance club
that kicked off a joyous, drug-laden, gay disco culture.
Physical Graffiti Cover
Head a block east to First Ave, turn left, rejoin St Marks Place and turn right. The row of
tenements is the site of Led Zeppelin's
Physical Graffiti cover
(96-98 St Marks Pl),
where Mick and Keith sat in 1981 in the Stones' hilarious video for 'Waiting on a Friend.'
Tompkins Square Park
End your stroll at the infamous
Tompkins Square Park
(
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)
, where drag queens
started the Wigstock summer festival at the bandshell where Jimi Hendrix played in the
1960s.
