{"product_id":"catacombs-iconic-philadelphia-gay-nightclub-1977-1988","title":"Catacombs (Iconic Philadelphia Gay Nightclub\/70's and 80's)","description":"\u003cp\u003eI\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCatacombs — Philadelphia Gay After-Hours Tee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDown the stairs and into another world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCatacombs opened in the fall of 1978\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e beneath Second Story, the glamorous nightclub at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12th and Walnut Streets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in Center City Philadelphia. While Second Story became known as Philadelphia’s answer to Studio 54, Catacombs was something darker, later, gayer—and much more about the music. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wikipedia.blackbriarcomputing.com\/content\/wikipedia_en_all_maxi_2024-01\/A\/Catacombs_Nightclub_Philadelphia?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"\u003eKiwix Server\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCreated by brothers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBarry and Wayne Geftman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Catacombs was a gay after-hours club that generally got going around midnight on Saturday and could keep dancing until Sunday morning—or even noon. It was a “juice bar,” meaning no alcohol was served. You went there to dance. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wikipedia.blackbriarcomputing.com\/content\/wikipedia_en_all_maxi_2024-01\/A\/Catacombs_Nightclub_Philadelphia?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"\u003eKiwix Server\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd Catacombs took its sound seriously. Its powerful system surrounded the low-ceilinged basement with music, helping the club earn a reputation far beyond Philadelphia. DJs including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid Todd and Billy Kennedy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e played underground disco, soul, electronic dance records, and the harder-edged sounds that were beginning to point toward house music. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catacombs_Nightclub_Philadelphia?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"\u003eWikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe club also became a meeting place for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDJs, producers, remixers, musicians, artists, and serious record people\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from Philadelphia and New York. Its musical influence became associated with the sound known as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Philly Classics,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e connecting the city’s already enormous disco and soul legacy with what dance music was becoming in the 1980s. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catacombs_Nightclub_Philadelphia?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"\u003eWikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCatacombs closed in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecember 1986\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, ending an eight-year run underground at 12th and Walnut. Like so many queer spaces from the period, there isn’t much left to announce that thousands of people once disappeared down those stairs on Saturday night and emerged again Sunday morning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Printify","offers":[{"title":"Gold \/ S","offer_id":67436840845470,"sku":"29439650242132469717","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Natural \/ S","offer_id":67436840878238,"sku":"15958332599728373277","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Orange \/ S","offer_id":67436840911006,"sku":"31365065548636646302","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pink \/ S","offer_id":67436840943774,"sku":"11863202814655183463","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Silver \/ S","offer_id":67436840976542,"sku":"94161562394368984712","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Soft Cream \/ 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