Crisco Disco rug, 3 ft x 3 ft Crisco Disco was located at 408 West 15th. between 9th and 10th Avenue in what was once New York City's old "Meatpacking district." Opened in the late 1970s. Crisco's, as it was called, was an after-hours, multi-floor club in an old converted warehouse complete that was open from 9 PM well into late morning. The DJ booth was a huge Crisco can, and it attracted a diverse group. Crisco's didn't have a liquor license (you had to buy tickets which you exchanged for drinks), or if you were in with the club owner, you could BYOB. Crisco Disco closed in the early-mid 1980s, and the warehouse that housed it sat unoccupied for over 30 years until it was bought and turned into an upscale restaurant during the Meatpacking district's "revitalization." Unfortunately, few pictures remain, and not much has been written and documented about Crisco Disco despite its important place in New York City's gay history.