📣 JUST PUBLISHED: Pyramid Cocktail Lounge⁠ 📍 101 Avenue A, Manhattan⁠ 🔗 link in bio⁠ ⁠ Billing itself as "New York’s hottest new cruise bar" when it first opened in 1979, the Pyramid struggled to gain traction. On December 10, 1981, nearby resident Bobby Bradley, his boyfriend Alan Mace, and Victor Sapienza, (each recently let go as employees from the struggling nightclub Interferon) convinced Pyramid owner Richie Hajguchik to let them throw the club’s official "Home on the Range" re-launch party. The event was so successful that Hajguchik suggested they expand to a daily schedule.⁠ ⁠ In rebooting the Pyramid, the trio combined the experimental art and performances from Club 57 and Mudd Club, with the seedy drag shows and go-go dancers from the Anvil, and the bizarre installations from the Club With No Name. Read more at www.nyclgbtsites.org.⁠ ⁠ Photos: (1) Exterior of the Pyramid at 101 Avenue A, c. 2017; (2) Pyramid interior, 1985. Photo by and courtesy of Ken Schles, www.kenschles.com. #nyclgbtsites #eastvillage #nyc