Bill Bernstein captures the last days of disco

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Clubs: here they drink, dance, and even have sex in toilet cubicles. If only walls could talk! But they can't. It's just lucky that there are people like Bill Bernstein who can capture all these club stories with a camera.

Bill Bernstein documented New York clubbing in the late 70s, and his photographs show that clubs are primarily a place of refuge and a sense of belonging to a certain culture and community.

Bernstein has photographed locations such as Studio 54, Paradise Garage, Fire Ireland, and small discos in Brooklyn and Harlem. All these clubs played disco back then!

(Total 13 photos)

Bill Bernstein captures the last days of disco
Source: vice.com

Bill Bernstein captures the last days of disco

1. Empire Roller Disco, 1979

Bill Bernstein captures the last days of disco

2. Lillian Carter and Andy Warhol, Studio 54, 1977

Bill Bernstein captures the last days of disco

3. 2001 Dancefloor, 1979

Bill Bernstein captures the last days of disco

4. DJ Larry Levene at Paradise Garage, 1979

Bill Bernstein captures the last days of disco

5. Cabaret performers at Studio 54, 1977

Bill Bernstein captures the last days of disco

6 Xenon Neon, 1979

Bill Bernstein captures the last days of disco

7. GG's Barnum Room Disco-bats, 1979

Bill Bernstein captures the last days of disco

8 Hurrah Door 1979

Bill Bernstein captures the last days of disco

9. Studio 54 and Cadillac, 1979

Bill Bernstein captures the last days of disco

10. Xenon #1, 1979

Bill Bernstein captures the last days of disco

11 Better Days 1959

Bill Bernstein captures the last days of disco

12. Studio 54, 1978

Bill Bernstein captures the last days of disco

13. Studio 54, 1977

Keywords: Disco | Night club

     

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