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Cheetah (nightclub)
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| Former names | Arcadia Ballroom[1] |
|---|---|
| Address | (1966–1968) 1686 Broadway (near 53rd Street) (Oct 1968–onward) 310 W. 52nd St. (near Eighth Ave.) |
| Location | Manhattan, New York City |
| Coordinates | 40°45′48″N 73°58′58″W / 40.7634°N 73.9829°W |
| Owner | Olivier Coquelin and Borden Stevenson |
| Type | Nightclub |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Opened | April 27, 1966 |
| Closed | 1970s |
Cheetah was a nightclub located at 1686 Broadway near 53rd Street in Manhattan, New York City. The club opened on April 27, 1966,[2] and closed in the 1970s. The financial backing was provided by Borden Stevenson, son of politician Adlai Stevenson, and Olivier Coquelin.[1][3] Robert Hilsky and Russell Hilsky were associated with the club.[4]
By 1967, Cheetah clubs were located in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Montreal. The club lent its name to Cheetah magazine, a counterculture publication put out by Twenty First Century Communications, Inc. in 1967–1968.[5][6]
In the 1970s, Cheetah became a popular Latin-American dance club that helped popularize salsa music to mainstream America.
- ^ a b Canby, Vincent (April 1, 1966). "A NEW NIGHTCLUB TO HAVE 3 STORIES: Cheetah Opens Soon Under Borden Stevenson's Aegis". New York Times.
- ^ ICKERINGILL, NAN (April 28, 1966). "And Here's ... A Roar in the Concrete Jungle". The New York Times. p. 47.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
SeattleTimeswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Grunenberg, Cristoph; Harris, Jonathan (January 2005). Summer of Love: Psychedelic Art, Social Crisis and Counterculture in the 1960s. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. p. 290. ISBN 9780853239192.
- ^ "CHEETAH MAGAZINE GOES ON SALE TODAY". The New York Times. September 27, 1967. p. 42.
Cheetah, a new magazine named after the nightclub organization to which it will pay royalties, goes on sale for the first time today with a press run of 300,000 copies.
- ^ Calta, Louis (January 18, 1968). "New Magazine Aims to Help the Overweight; Weight Watchers, a Journal for Obese, on Newstands". The New York Times.
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