Um, OK, so the article is about high-end antiques, but I was drawn to read it by the headline saying 1stdibs is about to open in the former Tunnel nightclub space.
Which is why I'm amused by but also object to the adjective "grim" tossed in to describe the Tunnel. I had a lot of fun there back in the day -- I was even there the New Year's eve that Marky Mark performed -- but not once did I go home thinking the night was ... grim.
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Is there a single fabulous club from back in the day HASN'T been turned into overpriced yuppie shopping? Are there even any nightclubs left in Manhattan at all?
I love this city dearly, but lately I find myself rooting for a serious downturn that allows anything truly unique, interesting, subversive, debaucherous, and creative to creep its way back in to its core before the exceedingly rich and boring squeeze every last drop of lifeblood out.
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The Tunnel, Palladium and others reflected New York as a city that was for adults rather that the Disneyland for Billionaires that it has become.
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Let me say for so many New Yorkers in my age bracket
the Tunnel was not "grim". IT WAS A BLAST!
As to 1stdibs moving closer to its customer base I would suggest
more items from CB2 are showing up in those Highline condos
than 5 figure chairs.
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As a former devotee of Tunnel in its heyday, "grim" is hardly the first adjective that comes to mind to describe it.
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The Tunnel nightlub wasn’t ‘grim;’ the frivolous debauchery of the Gatien clubs (Limelight, Palladium, Tunnel, USA) are still sorely missed by many in NYC who remember them.
That Tunnel has been replaced by a developer’s vision of a mall, marketed to Sex-in-the-City-seeking yuppie transplants, is a testament to the vapid, tax-generating consumerism which has supplanted much of this city’s character. Ok, Bye.
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We own a fair amount of art and antiques. That being said, we have found that by going to auctions, you can buy the same quality of goods that you see on 1stdibs for 1/3 to 1/2 the price.
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I go to 1stdibs to see what the upper end of pricing is. I am always shocked by their high prices, but it is good for little stores as they can use this for their sales comparison pitch.
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