Two-part series on Los Angeles nightlife in 1987

Los Angeles Nightlife 2-part series
Oh, the things we have in our archive!! The places we went, the people we photographed—this has to be one of the most eclectic, interesting stories we’ve come across. In November 1987 CBS 8’s Lena Nozizwe’s assignment was to hit the clubs in L.A. “From the postmodern nightspots to the post punk underground dance halls, the nightclubs have a lot in common with Baskin and Robbins—there are so many flavors” Lena mused. Club names were No Wax Formica, Egg Salad, Flaming Colossus and White Trash a-go-go. Actor Jeff Conaway was in the crowd and said he was from New York where clubs were open 24 hours—he said L.A. was growing.

In part two, underground clubs were popping up…but you had to be invited. Lena said they were in some ways more exclusive than places like The Stock Exchange and Vertigo. The passport was simply being hip. Many of the nomadic clubs were in abandoned buildings. Hard to imagine finding out about them without the internet and cellphones. Not sure how our crew found out about this underground club—impressive investigative work perhaps. And surprising that they were allowed to shoot video at what was essentially, an illegal event.

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