Jackson Heights Life

Is it possible that the Blue Haven was located at what is now Duane Reade ? I believe I read here in an earlier post that many years back that location was a Jazz club. And the address seems to match.

I know there was a night club on the sw corner of 75th and 37th. In the 80's it was pretty pathetic, but it may have occupied both the clothing store and the bubble tea shop's space.

Maybe old phone books would know the answer.

By the early 90's the Golden Note had become more of a Latin bar/club, but that was short lived.  I do remember a club from my childhood.  It was on the north side of 37th between 74th and 75th.  It was part of the Bruson Building.  It was a rock club at first, then it changed to something else.

With respect to the Hitchcock "Rear Window" debate, I was told that the set designers for the movie looked at some of the old coops with the internal gardens.  And, of course, Hitchcock himself shows up in JH in the movie "The Wrong Man."

I do remember a club from my childhood.  It was on the north side of 37th between 74th and 75th.  It was part of the Bruson Building.  It was a rock club at first, then it changed to something else.

When it was a rock club it was called "Pub 74"  it didn't last long though.

I remember many of the old Irish bars. Most of the ones I name below were still here in the mid 80's.  I will try to list some geographically and their approximate closing date.

76th and Roosevelt - Blarney Stone - Closes in the mid-late eighties
78th and Roosevelt - Unicorn - Closed in May of 1985 - Was my favorite bar around this time
80 to 81 and Roosevelt - Powers and Healy and Shea's - Both closed in mid-late eighties
81 to 82 and Roosevelt - Millbar - Closed in early 90's
81 to 82 and Roosevelt - O'Hanlons - Closed in early to mid nineties
82 South Side of Roosevelt - Green Blazer
82 and 37 Ave -  Bud's closed in April of 2005 - Was a regular here from 2000-2005
85 and 37 Ave - Gemini Bar - Closed in February 2000 Was a regular here form 1985-2000
90th between 37 Ave and Roosevelt - Brady's Bar -  Closed in early to mid nineties - Frequented here in the mid - late eighties
Northern 82 and 83 - Irish pub with food - Closed in mid nineties
Northern and Corner or 83rd - Lynch's and a few other names - Closed in mid - late 90's
Northern and 84 - Doonarie, later became a heavy metal bar - finally closed in early 2000's
Northern and 86 - Belvedere - Closed in mid - late 90's

After compiling this partial list I realized how the neighborhood has transformed.  There are still bars in some of these locations but none of them Irish Bars.  I also realized I drank in most of these bars at one time or another - that's a lot beer and money!!

As someone mentioned Gibbons, ReadyPenny, Tip Toe[Legends] McDavitts, The Old Barn ..Yep Doonaire became Castle Heights

On the gay circuit the Betsy Ross reincarnated as the Magic Touch on 37th Rd along side the Eagle theater and was there until the late 90's or early 00's.  Also, along Roosevelt there was Billy the Kid (there was always a pool game to be had there) which was open till the late 90's.  About the only one still open from that time would be Friends.  I'm sure there were more.  Can anyone fill in the blanks?

I think at one time the Dumbarton Oaks was a straight strip club.  Am I imagining this?

Only knew 2 gay bars..Billy the Kid and the Dumbarton
my Dad and my uncle went into Billy the Kid back in the 70's..they thought it was an American pub. :2funny: 

It was an American bar! :coolsmiley: