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This page shows almost all of the items scanned from my "lost drawer" of items related to my romp through the flats, 1980 to 1993. Most of these appear on other pages on this site.

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Signed Tiffany
Jones photograph
circa 1980
Water Street
Dan's St Pattys
Day party
March, 1983
Champagne, Dynasty
and the Colbys
at Water Street
Dan's circa
1983
Water Street Dan's "That's
What Friends are For"
benefit
April, 1984
Water Street
Dan's benefit
April, 1984
Water Street
Dan's benefit 1974
page 2 April,
1984
Jeff Stryker
photograph signed for
Dan the owNer
of water street
circa 1984
Scagmolia the
Great, 1984
The Vault
becomes Water Street
Dan's
circa 1984
The beach
club had a
crowd every night
of the week,
went there
starting in 1986
Cleveland Playdium
ad July, 1987
Nine of
Clubs ad Scene
Magazine July, 1987
Nine of
Clubs ad in
WRUW Programming Guide
September, 1987
Nine of
Clubs ad in
Alternatives Magazine
December, 1987
Aquilon early
adverts we are
open nobody is
getting in though
circa late 1987
Aquilon's breakfast
menu circa 1987
Nine of
Clubs stays open
on Christmas Night,
circa 1987
The Playdium
circa 1987
Nine of
Clubs ad in
Alternatives Magazine
January 1988
Took my
sister to Playdium
for her birthday,
January, 1988
The Playdium
gets lasers April,
1988
Fagan's finally opens,
the 2nd club
with an outdoor
swimming pool, May,
1988
Fagans has
a pool May,
1988
(Shooter's had a
pool and D'Poos
had a waterfall)
Fagan's now
open May, 1988
Nine of
Clubs ad Alternative
Magazine May, 1988
The Nine
of Clubs opens
the basement below
and a back
patio, June, 1988
Club passes
Aquilon and Lift
and also a
phone number July,
1988
Always loved
the Playdium,
ad circa 1988
Aquilon advert
circa 1988
Early in
the night at
u4ia, circa 1988
Great ad from
the Nine of
Clubs, circa 1988
Guess i
met a Nick,
circa 1988
Happy hour
dance at the
Nine of Clubs,
circa 1988
Jammin with
mom at a
party, circa 1988
Looks like
I met someone
from Metropol in
Pittsburgh, circa 1988
Loyalty club
pass at the
Nine of Clubs
circa 1988
Nine of
Clubs lineup circa
1988
Sohio Riverfest
presence by everyone
1 million people
in 48 hours, circa
1988
The Nine
of Clubs has
an alternative New
Year's party, circa
1988
Club clips
Aquilon is featured
in Self Magazine
and Paper Magazine,
circa 1988
The underground
spreads to Youngstown.
January, 1989
Nine of
Clubs becomes House
and Techno only
on Wednesdays, May, 1989
The Lift
debuts acid funk
aka acid house,
May, 1989
Bronski beat
at The Ritz
ad in mainstream
mag, June, 1989
Even suburban
clubs are featuring
alternative dance nights
Club Gazette July, 1989
New Order
after party at
The Lift, July,
1989
The Lift
opens ON Wednesdays, July,
1989
Aquilon tries
live salsa with
10 piece band
August, 1989
Free Lift
pass August, 1989
Babylon opens
November, 1989
Belkin brought
lots of alternative
music bands to
Cleveland, November, 1989
Club Cleveland
bath house ad, December,
1989
House music
at The Ritz
on Thursdays and
an Interbelt ad,
December, 1989
NYC Palladium
dj comes to
Coconuts, December, 1989
Terminate the
80s party at
the Nine of
Clubs, December, 1989
The Ritz
breaks out house
Thursdays backed by
Club Zanzibar ad,
December, 1989
Discount pass
for U4ia, circa
1989
Discount passes
to gay megaclub
U4ia circa 1989
Dressin' down
early in the
night at U4ia
circa 1989
Nine of
Clubs ad, they
split the crowd
into techno on
Wednesday, alternative
on Thursday,
circa 1989
Nine of
Clubs lineup circa
1989
Noisemakers prints
the best ad that
ever was, others
copied this art,
circa 1989
This guy
was so hot
i bought a
see through rain
coat and boots
with glow bottom
soles, circa 1989
Aquilon is
hot, circa 1989
There were
average bars too
Rumrunners was always
full, circa 1989
Sex 5th
Avenue party at
The Ritz January,
1990
Trance takes
over Lava Lounge
on Friday January,
1990
Aquilon, Lift
ad February, 1990
Hot buns
contest, U4ia,
February, 1990
Valentine Daze
at U4ia, hand
colored advert
February, 1990
Club 1027
in Akron nabs
Scott Forbush on
Sundays March, 1990
Free pass
to Noisemakers, March,
1990
Flats Earth
Night, April, 1990
Party Doll Party at
Coconuts
April, 1990
Free pass
to The Lift
May, 1990
Sinead O'Connor
after party at
Aquilon, May, 1990
Smart Bar
door pass June,
1990
The Lift
opens August, 1990
Babylon A
Go Go September,
1990
Lift ad
from September, 1990
Free Lift
passes from October,
1990
The Avenue
Live with Nina
Blackwood TV show
debuts from Coconuts
on CBS, Cleveland,

October, 1990
The Lift
opens on Sundays
October, 1990
Underground lineup
at Babylon November,
1990
Club Coconuts
New Year's Eve,
December, 1990
NYC's Mr
Clean spins The
Lift, December, 1990
Another cool
ad from Aquilon,
circa 1990
Aquilon becomes
the first straight
club to have
a gay night,
circa 1990
Babylon ad
circa 1990
Club Kid
free pass to
The Lift circa
1990
Club passes
to Riot, Sin
and Roxy nights
at Club Trash,
circa 1990
Free pass
to The Lift
circa 1990
Me at
The Church
with glow paint
shirt and shorts,
circa 1990
Suburban club Gazette
pulls in a
nice crowd for
the suburbs, circa
1990
The Underground
in Kent was
decent and lasted
for years, circa
1990
Traxx precedeD
the Nine of
Clubs and Trash
opens, circa 1990
U4ias all
night New Year's
Eve party with
Twiggy, circa 1990
Club Coconuts
Thanksgiving weekend, circa
1990
CPT Sonic
Disturbance Festival,
circa 1990
Babylon lineup
January, 1991
Nick Zedd
at Babylon, February,
1991
Nine of
Clubs starts happy
hour dancing February,
1991
Acid house
Saturday at Babylon
April, 1991
Another free
Lift pass, April,
1991
Club New
York goes alternative
on Thursdays, April,
1991
Club New
York goes alternative
on Thursdays, April,
1991
Project Style
at Smart Bar,
Keoki spins
April, 1991
The Nine
of Clubs becomes
the Alter House
April, 1991
Thursdays at
CNY are happy
house days
April, 1991
Alter House
goes hip hop
on Wednesdays and
Fridays, May, 1991
Alter House
opens on Sundays
with progressive dance
May, 1991
Alter House
tries hip hop
on Wednesday, May,
1991
Church grand
opening ad or
teaser in New
Music News
May, 1991
Grand opening
of Love, May,
1991
Metropolis announces
it's opening with
a casting call
May, 1991
Phantasy breaks
out alternative dance
Wednesdays, May, 1991
Alternative comes
to the Phantasy
on Saturdays, June,
1991
Alternative industrial
dance at the
Phantasy June, 1991
Church grand
opening ad or
teaser in New
Music News,
June, 1991
Club clips
- brings Metropolis
and Mirage Nightclubs,
West Bank opening
announcements, June, 1991
Emmanuelle Cochet
Party at Club
Coconuts, club opened
in June, 1991
Free Love
pass June, 1991
Lift free
pass June, 1991
Metropolis open's soon,
June, 1991
More alternative
music from Belkin
Productions, June, 1991
Sunday summer
sixpack from The
Lift, June, 1991
Alter House
lineup July, 1991
Club clips
- Coconuts to
close for a
remodel into club
NRG, July, 1991
Club clips
- Division opens
with a backward
looking Wednesday of
new wave July,
1991
Club clips
2 million dollar
club Metropolis opens,
19 July, 1991
Division goes
after the Alter
House crowd, July,
1991
Division, Love
The Lift, Aquilon
ad July, 1991
Love and
Division, new club
nights at Aquilon,
July, 1991
Metropolis now
open, July, 1991
Metropolis opens,
the greatest club
of all time,
July, 1991
Skater boys
and Circus Maximus
party July, 1991
Beach volleyball
in the Flats
August, 1991
Daytime Psycho
Rave at farm,
August, 1991
Division Wednesdays
at Aquilon go
after Alter House
August, 1991
Lollapalooza Party
at Alter House
August, 1991
Mr Sensible
plays the Phantasy
August, 1991
Alter House
brings back hip
hop Sundays, September,
1991
Alter House
lineup September, 1991
Babylon closes
September, 1991
Lonnie Gordons
USA debut at
Metropolis, September,
1991
Metropolis door
pass September, 1991
Sin, a
night of decadence
not sure where,
this was September,
1991
The Church
September, 1991
Another fashion
show at Aquilon
October, 1991
Club clips
- Robin Harris
moves to Noisemakers
during Coconuts remodel
October, 1991
Club Trash
opens October, 1991
Dance Your
Ass Off, Aquilon
flyer_edited October, 1991
Fashion shows
at Metropolis and
The Church, October,
1991
Haunted Houses
were huge, October,
1991
Metropolis makes
a play for
Friday nights, October,
1991
Metropolis opens
the room below, called it
the VIP Lounge
October, 1991
Planet X
opens October, 1991
The Church
is 19 and
over on Sundays
October, 1991
U4ias massive
Halloween contest October,
1991
Solidarity party
at Aquilon, November,
1991
Grand opening of
NRG November, 1991
12 days
of Christmas at
Aquilon December, 1991
Club NRG
tilts toward the
underground, December, 1991
House of
Ajuga at Club
Trash, December, 1991
I'm Too
Sexy Party at
Metropolis, December, 1991
Lift holiday
lineup, December, 1991
The Church
opens on Christmas
day, December, 1991
The metronome
opens December, 1991
What's up
at The Ritz
for New Year's
Eve, December, 1991
Alter House
ad, circa 1991
Alter House
lineup, circa 1991
Club clips
- Rage opens
inside U4ia,
circa 1991
Club Trash
ad circa 1991
Club Trash
advertises in The
Scene circa 1991
Club Trash
has a New
Year's Day party
circa 1991
E opens
at U4ia with
sexplosion, circa 1991
Free pass to
U4ia, circa 1991
Love goes
trance on Thursdays
circa 1991
Metropolis ad
circa 1991
Metropolis memberships
available, circa 1991
More free
passes circa 1991
Nine of
Clubs ad backs
up perfectly to
a Hanks Cafe
ad circa 1991
This guy
was smoking hot,
circa 1991
U4ia puts
a homo extreme
ad in the
Scene Magazine circa
1991
Lift ad
for summer,
1991
Alter House
takes a jab
at Smart Bar
January, 1992
Club NRG
advert January, 1992
Club NRG
is going the
wrong way -
mainstream January, 1992
Club NRG
planned grand opening
January, 1992
Metropolis lineup
2 January, 1992
Metropolis lineup
January, 1992
Lucky Charm
Party at Daily
Double IN Akron,
February, 1992
Metropolis opens
on Thursdays with
orgasmic house
February, 1992
Metropolis opens
on Thursdays with
Tim Richardson, February,
1992
Moby, Progeny
Shamen at Empire
in February, 1992
Moby, Progeny
Shamen at Empire
in February, 1992
Throb Thursdays
at Metropolis, February,
1992
Smart Bar
ad March, 1992
Metropolis voter
registration party May,
1992
NYC's Lmlight
DJ Repete plays
The Church
May, 1992
One off
rave secret location
May, 1992
Smart Bar
debuts in May,
1992
Dance until
dawn at Smart
Bar, June, 1992
Lady Miss
Kier Trilogy flyer
June, 1992
U4ia and Metropolis
team up with
NYC's Club USA,
June, 1992
London techno
hits Metropolis, July,
1992
Mirage opens,
a club where
the roof opens
up, July, 1992
Smart Bar
lineup, Bob's face was
everywhere, July, 1992
Smart Bar
opens up the
third floor to
a slumber party,
July, 1992
There is
Bob's face again, this
time in a
Smart Bar ad
July, 1992
Jammin92 hosts
Radio Rave, August,
1992
Smart Bar says
Jump mfer, Jump,
August, 1992
Techno discount
pass at Smart
Bar August, 1992
Just another
Sunday at the
Church September, 1992
Smart Bar
discount pass November,
1992
Club Trash
New Year's Eve
party probably December,
1992
Metropolis adds
hip hop night
December, 1992
Smart Es
at Metropolis,
December, 1992
Techno pass
at Smart Bar
December, 1992
Alter House
lineup circa 1992
Club Trash
opens circa 1992
E was
the vip private
club at
U4ia, circa 1992
Early in
the night at
U4ia with other
club kids circa
1992
Early in
the night at
U4ia circa 1992
Friends at
U4ia circa 1992
Gear ad
from Metropolis, circa
1992
Metropolis goes
techno on Fridays,
circa 1992
Teen alternative
dance at Tremors,
18 and under,
circa 1992
U4ia santas
Fantasy Party and
the rebirth of
Keys Nightclub,
circa 1992
Just another
Metropolis ad circa
1992
Smart Bar
discount pass January,
1993
Smart Bar
puts alternative music
live on the
radio February, 1993
Psychic Friends
Network rave March,
1993
Rob sherwood
and Centraxx Lasers
takeover The Church
March, 1993
Intellarave hits
the Interbelt in
Akron April, 1993
Yep, that's Angela
Ver Duyns son
in this
Smart Bar ad
April, 1993
Two day
outdoor Street Smart
event on e4th,
May, 1993
Big fag
ii party at
Interbelt in Akron
June, 1993
The private
room at Metropolis
is now 3
floors circa 1994
Buzz bodybuzz
and next dick
ad August, 1995
Buzz e
wreck shaun August,
1995
Buzz freak
ad August, 1995
Buzz freak
res-erection ad freak
opens August, 1995
Fag rag
superman dallas December,
1995
Buzz next
quita centerfold circa
1995
Buzz next
Saturday abfab at
next circa 1995
Me back
for a visit
circa 1995
The Loft
opens after hours, October,
1996
Play with
the disco mafia
circa 1996
Rock and
roll fag bar
opens circa 1997
Shake &
Bake flyers back,
November, 1999
Club clips
- neon river
through the Flats
Club Porky's
Sundays
Detroit Clubs
advertising in our
gay rags
Divas the
loft flyer front
Downtown and
Flats warehouse club
list limited to
those who advertise
Even suburban
Clubs are switching
to alternative music
and house music
Even suburban
hotels are having
alternative music nights
Lava Lounge, Rage and Smar Bar ads
Cereal Killer Rave at Smart Bar
Hanks cafe
opens on Monday
night with legendary
DJ Scott Forbush
I guess
i met a
Steve
I guess
The Ritz became
Rage with live
alternative bands
Lava lounge
at Alter House
Lava lounge
goes after Smart
Bar's smart drinks
Leather Stallion
ad backed by
a hot guy
Leon stevens
was my wingman
Letter to
Scene regarding Nine
of Clubs closure
Loft cocktails
are served
Metropolis has
the ceiling to
have laser shows
Microrave starts
at 5am
Next dancing
shoes flyer
Not me
- michael from
Smart Bar is
poached by Key
West club
Not sure
what chenga power
is, not sure
I ever knew
Now you
can bungee jump
in the Flats
Numbers gay
club remained open
until the late
90s on Wednesdays
and Sundays
Party monster
multipage alig letter-1
Six more
alternative concerts
The Bomb
flyer front
The Cosmopolitan
add DYFO on
Thursday, the song
was actually DYAO
The Excursion
Club Sunday at
Vel's on the
Circle
This kid
wants to make
you eat lobster
Traxx on
Payne stir stick
Tremont gets
in on the
party
Troubling ad
but a free
pass nonetheless from
The Lift
U4ia goes
nuts Thanksgiving weekend
U4ia opens
on wednesday
U4ia tries
Sunday, probably after
The Ritz closed
U4ia tries
Sunday, probably after
The Ritz closed
Underground News
drum club
Vertigo, never
went to this
one
Why cant
I look like
this
Wowza that
is one amazing
body
on so many levels
You don't
need clothes if
you have a
great body