Doorman Marc Benecke Deciding Who Gets In
For 19-year-old Marc Benecke, being the doorman at the glamorous Studio 54 club was a pretty big task. He successfully called the shots on who made the cut to get into the celebrity-swarming nightclub. Later, he would pursue a career in real estate and open up successful bars of his own.
Doorman Mark Benecke Deciding Who Gets In
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The Calling Of Hedonism
Taken from outside, this photograph shows a small crowd waiting to get into Studio 54. Before owners Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager made their move to turn this site into a club, the space was used as a theater. At this time everyone was doing whatever they could in order to get into the prestigious nightclub. In many cases it meant dressing as bizarrely as possible.
The Calling Of Hedonism
