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Nightclubs of Ancient Orlando
10 July 2006
Below list was found on an old Tripod webpage. In case one day the page is gone I wanted to preserve the list of old Orlando and Central Florida nightclubs collected there.
Original comments from that webpage are italicized, because they are kind of interesting.
Fantasy Lounge
The first club. In the beginning, there was the Fantasy Lounge. Located on 436 & founded by the nightclub legend Jim Quance. It was later moved to downtown Orlando & renamed Electric Avenue.
it became...Electric Avenue
One of the original clubs in Orlando. It was the predecessor of Visage itself! Didn't Ministry play here once??? Sent in by Kevin Farley.
Indeed they did on 4/25/87.it became...
Visage
A converted warehouse became an 80's dance club that almost lasted a decade.
yeah it was the thrill of a life time
SPIT
Held in the Park Avenue Nightclub, Spit was THE spot on Monday & Wednesday nights in the early 80's.
Screech McVaze
Merritt Island's small but lively 80's club. My home turf for awhile.
600 North
This was Daytona Beach's best 80's club for several years. Remember the 3 am closing time ?
yyyes!!!
The Rialto Hilton
Melbourne, Florida's only decent night spot, & only on Friday nights.
701 South
Another Daytona Beach 80's club. Home of "Sunday Bloody Sunday". Awesome! A lot of fun but getting only 2 hours of sleep before work the next morning was murder.
Faith & Physics
A club in Orlando in 80's. Sent in by B. L. anon. Anybody got more info?
Pandemonium
A club in Orlando in late 80's. Sent in by Brian Long.
Sub-Zero
Another Orlando club. Sent in by Beth.
The Coliseum
A club in Daytona in late 80's, early 90's. Sent in by B.L. anon.
The Edge (???? - 1996)
Another converted warehouse, this downtown club had a great Friday 80's night. Now it is a cowboy bar. Bogus!
What were they thinking!you've gggot to to be kiddiing me!
"This is where I am to tell you why you would want to go there. Well when I was back to visit in 1996 the city had closed it down. It was a country bar. So if thats your thing go for it. I remember it for the concerts and the shear madness of an all night party."
(That cowboy bar was called 8-Seconds and no longer exists) This is the club that led me to find the list. I went to see Bad Religion and Dance Hall Crashers here when I was in middle school. Now that I live in Orlando, I wanted to try to see if I could figure out where this place was, and what it is now. It was at 100 (E or W?) Livingston. According to his MySpace page and Wikipedia this is where DJ Icey got his start. Marilyn Manson - 12/15/95 I am inclined to say this show was announced cancelled, except he stilled played, only it was a Church of Satan members-only show (perhaps at a smaller venue).The Beach Club
Small, crowded, & sweltering hot, this downtown Orlando club was a blast!
It became...
Barbarella (now I-Bar)
Previously the Beach Club. Renamed the Independent Bar, this club now has good 80's nights on Sat & Sun nights. Also has brought back Sunday Night Vinyl to Go with Erik Dennison.
Club Zen
A hole-in-the-wall with a good gothic/industrial mix on Friday nights.
The Embassy
Wednesday night Video-a-go-go was a fun spot, not enough dance floor & too many poseurs...
Comments
1 Will Clemens says...
I would love it is some one rememberd me from that time period,,I graduated From UCF and loved Spit,,was there at least twice a week for 3 or 4 yrs. Will Clemens. early 80's
Posted at 5:58 p.m. on November 7, 2008
2 Defame: Orlando says...
Don't forget the gem Zuma Beach. Where every girl got her vagina pinched passing a group of guys and the bouncers would separate the females on stage to dance leaving only a crowd of sausages to bump into each other on the floor below.
Posted at 4:57 p.m. on November 12, 2008