
From the Extraordinary to the Extreme: Morrison Hotel Gallery Looks Back at the Most Iconic Images of Disco Culture with ‘Disco at 50’
Today, disco culture is the stuff of legend – dazzling mirror balls, high-shine banquettes and raining glitter, unconventional fashion, and extraordinary excess, but those who were fortunate enough to experience the disco era firsthand understand the elements that came together to create an exquisite musical and cultural storm. The lovechild of young baby boomers who felt left out of sixties counterculture and the increasing polarity of New York City nightlife, disco was born on February 14, 1970. On that evening, downtown disc jockey David Mancuso hosted “Love Saves The Day”, the first of many invite-only underground dance parties at his SoHo loft apartment at 645 Broadway – parties that quickly outgrew the space before relocating to a larger venue at 99 Prince Street.
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