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'''Nell's''' (or Nells) was a nightclub located on 244 West [[14th Street (Manhattan)|14th Street]] in the [[Greenwich Village]] neighborhood of [[Manhattan]]. It opened in the fall of 1986 in the space of a former electronics store and closed May 30, 2004.


==History==
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'''Nell's''' (or Nells) was a nightclub located on 246 West 14th Street in downtown [[Manhattan]]. It opened in 1986 in the space of a former electronics store and closed May 30, 2004. Actress-singer [[Nell Campbell]] was its namesake and longtime proprietress. In early 2004, actor [[Mark Wahlberg]] was planning to buy Nell's.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/mark-wahlberg/news/wahlberg-in-nightclub-buy-out|website=Contact Music|title=Wahlberg in Nightclub Buyout}}</ref>
Nell's opened in the fall of 1986 in the space of a former electronics store.<ref name=mighty>{{cite news|last1=Marchese|first1=John|title=The Mighty Nell's|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/27/style/the-mighty-nell-s.html?pagewanted=all|accessdate=28 December 2016|work=The New York Times|date=27 February 1994}}</ref> It came onto the scene when some clubgoers were tiring of the cavernous discothèques (e.g., [[Studio 54]]) popular in the 1970s and early 1980s.<ref name=mighty/> Decorated as a slightly shabby 19th-century English men's club, Nell's afforded its upscale patrons a place to eat, sit, socialize, and listen to live music.<ref name=mighty/> Other exclusive [[supper club]]s like M.K. and Au Bar soon followed.<ref name=mighty/>
The painter [[Thomas Moller]] was Nell's original manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.debbieguide.com/newyorkclubs.html#nells|title=Nell's at debbieguide.com|accessdate=18 January 2010}}</ref>


Actress-singer [[Nell Campbell]] was its namesake and longtime proprietress. Initially, she co-owned the club with Lynn Wagenknecht and [[Keith McNally]].<ref name=mighty/> McNally gave up ownership when he and Wagenknecht divorced.<ref name=mighty/> The painter Thomas Moller was Nell's original manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.debbieguide.com/newyorkclubs.html#nells|title=Nell's at debbieguide.com|accessdate=18 January 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120144557/http://www.debbieguide.com/newyorkclubs.html#nells|archivedate=20 November 2008}}</ref> Moller takes credit for attracting New York's art scene to the club. Also a 1985 Interview Magazine included Nell and Christian Lepanto in different articles. Christian L worked as coatcheck and introduced Semour Stein to Tommy Page. At its peak of popularity in the late 1980s, with a capacity of only 250, Nell's was known for denying even the famous entry to the club.
At its peak of popularity in the late 1980s, with a capacity of only 250, Nell's was known for denying even the famous entry to the club. In the 1990s Nell's matured into a jazz, reggae, and hip-hop showcase.


Nell's came onto the scene when some clubgoers were tiring of the cavernous discothèques (e.g., [[Studio 54]]) popular in the 1970s and early 1980s. Decorated as a slightly shabby 19th-century English men's club, Nell's afforded its upscale patrons a place to eat, sit, socialize, and listen to live music. Other exclusive [[supper club]]s like M.K. soon followed. On June 4, 1987, artist [[Robert Mapplethorpe]] and actress [[Susan Sarandon]] hosted a dinner for AIDS charity [[amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research|amfAR]] at Nell's.<ref>Anne-Marie Schiro (June 5, 1987), [http://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/05/style/artists-rally-to-fight-aids.html Artists Rally To Fight AIDS] ''[[New York Times]]''.</ref>
It was the quiet hookup place for [[Rob Lowe]] and [[Melissa Gilbert]]. [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] also visited as well as [[Al Franken]]. It was the last nightclub [[Andy Warhol]] attended with [[Dionne Warwick]] just before his botched hospital visit in which he died.<ref name=mighty/> On June 4, 1987, artist [[Robert Mapplethorpe]] and actress [[Susan Sarandon]] hosted a dinner for AIDS charity [[amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research|amfAR]] at Nell's.<ref>{{cite news |first=Anne-Marie |last=Schiro |date=June 5, 1987 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/05/style/artists-rally-to-fight-aids.html |title=Artists Rally To Fight AIDS |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> [[Duran Duran]] frontman [[Simon Le Bon]] and his wife [[Yasmin Le Bon]] frequented the night club in the 80's and 90's.


In the 1990s Nell's matured into a jazz, reggae, and hip-hop showcase.
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Run-DMC was often known to take over the DJ booth on any given night. In 1995, [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] made his video for "Big Poppa" there. It was also there in 1993 that [[Tupac Shakur|Tupac]] met a woman whom he allegedly sexually assaulted.


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Run-DMC was often known to take over the DJ booth on any given night. In 1995, [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] made his video for "[[Big Poppa]]" there. It was also there in 1993 that [[Tupac Shakur|Tupac]] met a woman who accused him of sexual assault<ref>{{cite web|title=The Alleged Rape|url=http://www.thuglifearmy.com/the-alleged-rape.html|website=Thug Life Army}}</ref>
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Nell's was also a frequent haunt of fictional character [[Patrick Bateman]], in the book [[American Psycho]] by [[Bret Easton Ellis]].


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Nell's was also a frequent haunt of fictional character [[Patrick Bateman]], in the book ''[[American Psycho]]'' by [[Bret Easton Ellis]].
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The space later held a private club [[NA]] opened by actor [[Chris Noth]] and his business partner [[Noel Ashman]] [http://www.urbandaddy.com/nyc/60/R]. Noel Ashman then teamed up with new partners to open semi-private club NA in 2005. Several other clubs opened and closed in the space before the space split into two to became Stash nightclub, which lies underneath Snap Sports Bar.

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In early 2004, actor [[Mark Wahlberg]] was planning to buy Nell's.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/mark-wahlberg/news/wahlberg-in-nightclub-buy-out|website=Contact Music|title=Wahlberg in Nightclub Buyout}}</ref> It closed on May 30, 2004.

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The space later held a private club [[NA (club)|NA]] opened by actor [[Chris Noth]] and his business partner Noel Ashman.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2019-05-07|title=Ripe For The Picking|url=https://www.urbandaddy.com/articles/60/new-york/the-plumm-ripe-for-the-picking-chris-noth-opens-semi-private-club|website=UrbanDaddy}}</ref> Noel Ashman then teamed up with new partners to open semi-private club NA in 2005. Several other clubs opened and closed in the space before the space split into two to become Stash nightclub, which lies underneath Snap Sports Bar.


==References==
==References==
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http://www.thuglifearmy.com/the-alleged-rape.html


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.nells.com Official website (now defunct)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040217112202/http://www.nells.com/nells2.html Official website (now defunct)]
*[http://www.nycpromoter.com/event_details.php?eventid=55 Article on Nell's closing]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040805013146/http://www.nycpromoter.com/event_details.php?eventid=55 Article on Nell's closing]
*[https://web.archive.org/20040825171446/http://www.whatsontheplanet.com:80/wow/ptnr/discovery/page.jsp?fx=event&event_id=46505 Informational article on Nell's]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040825171446/http://www.whatsontheplanet.com/wow/ptnr/discovery/page.jsp?fx=event&event_id=46505 Informational article on Nell's]
* [http://www.urbandaddy.com/nyc/60/Rn Plumm Opens in Nell's old space]
*[https://www.urbandaddy.com/articles/60/new-york/the-plumm-ripe-for-the-picking-chris-noth-opens-semi-private-club Plumm Opens in Nell's old space]

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Latest revision as of 11:57, 15 April 2024

Nell's
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Address244 West 14th Street
LocationNew York City
Coordinates40°44′22″N 74°00′07″W / 40.7394°N 74.002°W / 40.7394; -74.002
Typenightclub
Opened1986
ClosedMay 30, 2004

Nell's (or Nells) was a nightclub located on 244 West 14th Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan. It opened in the fall of 1986 in the space of a former electronics store and closed May 30, 2004.

History

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Nell's opened in the fall of 1986 in the space of a former electronics store.[1] It came onto the scene when some clubgoers were tiring of the cavernous discothèques (e.g., Studio 54) popular in the 1970s and early 1980s.[1] Decorated as a slightly shabby 19th-century English men's club, Nell's afforded its upscale patrons a place to eat, sit, socialize, and listen to live music.[1] Other exclusive supper clubs like M.K. and Au Bar soon followed.[1]

Actress-singer Nell Campbell was its namesake and longtime proprietress. Initially, she co-owned the club with Lynn Wagenknecht and Keith McNally.[1] McNally gave up ownership when he and Wagenknecht divorced.[1] The painter Thomas Moller was Nell's original manager.[2] Moller takes credit for attracting New York's art scene to the club. Also a 1985 Interview Magazine included Nell and Christian Lepanto in different articles. Christian L worked as coatcheck and introduced Semour Stein to Tommy Page. At its peak of popularity in the late 1980s, with a capacity of only 250, Nell's was known for denying even the famous entry to the club.

It was the quiet hookup place for Rob Lowe and Melissa Gilbert. Prince also visited as well as Al Franken. It was the last nightclub Andy Warhol attended with Dionne Warwick just before his botched hospital visit in which he died.[1] On June 4, 1987, artist Robert Mapplethorpe and actress Susan Sarandon hosted a dinner for AIDS charity amfAR at Nell's.[3] Duran Duran frontman Simon Le Bon and his wife Yasmin Le Bon frequented the night club in the 80's and 90's.

In the 1990s Nell's matured into a jazz, reggae, and hip-hop showcase.

Run-DMC was often known to take over the DJ booth on any given night. In 1995, The Notorious B.I.G. made his video for "Big Poppa" there. It was also there in 1993 that Tupac met a woman who accused him of sexual assault[4]

Nell's was also a frequent haunt of fictional character Patrick Bateman, in the book American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis.

In early 2004, actor Mark Wahlberg was planning to buy Nell's.[5] It closed on May 30, 2004.

The space later held a private club NA opened by actor Chris Noth and his business partner Noel Ashman.[6] Noel Ashman then teamed up with new partners to open semi-private club NA in 2005. Several other clubs opened and closed in the space before the space split into two to become Stash nightclub, which lies underneath Snap Sports Bar.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Marchese, John (27 February 1994). "The Mighty Nell's". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Nell's at debbieguide.com". Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  3. ^ Schiro, Anne-Marie (June 5, 1987). "Artists Rally To Fight AIDS". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "The Alleged Rape". Thug Life Army.
  5. ^ "Wahlberg in Nightclub Buyout". Contact Music.
  6. ^ "Ripe For The Picking". UrbanDaddy. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
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