Pittsburgh's popular night clubs in the 80's (Taylor: apartment complex, credit)

[erieguy]

Don't remember Airways but pretty sure there was a strip club called Fantasy's.

[prnlvsxy]

Originally Posted by Andieeer

Didn't prince play at 2001. .

No, he played the Stanley in 80 and 81, then Civic Arena after that (82,88,97,04)

[Benzman66]

Originally Posted by erieguy

Pretty sure there was a strip club called Fantasy's.

Absolutely was! Fantasy's Showbar, on Brodhead Road, right across from the new Moon Wal Mart. Was one of the top showbars in the area circa 80s-90s. Had some beautiful women working there.
Tony the owner moved it to West Virginia I think around 2001.

[erieguy]

Originally Posted by Benzman66

Absolutely was! Fantasy's Showbar, on Brodhead Road, right across from the new Moon Wal Mart. Was one of the top showbars in the area circa 80s-90s. Had some beautiful women working there.
Tony the owner moved it to West Virginia I think around 2001.

The more I think about it the more I remember area residents making a big fuss about it.

[Copanut]

I was there once, good wings.

[Pgh OG]

Originally Posted by Herodotus

Heaven wasn't in a bank, it was actually in the lobby of the Fulton Building, which is now the hotel. It opened in the late summer of 1979, weeks before I turned 21. It was renamed Mirage in the mid 80's, then reverted back to Heaven around 1990. 2001 was on the North Side, but not on the site of PNC Park. It was past the PNC Park site, on the opposite side of General Robinson St. I believe it opened around 1973 or so. They lost their liquor license sometime during the mid 70's. They closed during the early 80's. Reflections was another late 70's spot. It was located in Market Square, in the space that Walt Harper's Attic occupied during the early 70's. They had happy hour every day, and the place would be jumping at 4pm, like it was midnight on saturday. Next door was the Crazy Quilt, which featured live bands playing R&B. There were 3 Capri Pizza places that had disco's attached to them in the 80's. The Unique was Uptown on Fifth Avenue. Forbes Studio was in Oakland on Forbes, and Constantine's was on Penn in East Liberty. Happy Landing was in the Kossman Building downtown, and was renamed Celebrity in the mid 80's.

You’re right about HEAVEN. It was in the Fulton Bldg. I used to go there with my 1st wife when it opened in 1979 and in the early 80’s. in. We’d have diiner in the upstairs restaurant called Les Nuages (The Clouds). It was a Classy place.

[gg]

Originally Posted by Pgh OG

You’re right about HEAVEN. It was in the Fulton Bldg. I used to go there with my 1st wife when it opened in 1979 and in the early 80’s. in. We’d have diiner in the upstairs restaurant called Les Nuages (The Clouds). It was a Classy place.

That place was pretty sweet. Nothing like that around anymore.

[norcider]

Originally Posted by gg

That place was pretty sweet. Nothing like that around anymore.

IIRC, Heaven had a strict dress code and I know it seemed to turn a lot of people off. The owner was the same person behind Metropol if I am not mistaken.

[Merge]

Originally Posted by gg

That place was pretty sweet. Nothing like that around anymore.

Mostly just coked-up poseurs, in from the burbs, playing weekend warrior.
And ten years past the point it was cool in the rest of the country.

But that was apparently the second go round...

[erieguy]

Originally Posted by Merge

Mostly just coked-up poseurs, in from the burbs, playing weekend warrior.
And ten years past the point it was cool in the rest of the country.

But that was apparently the second go round...

Now instead of coke-up poseurs, one can watch the real life Drugs Inc tv episode “Pittsburgh Smack”, instead of visiting and witnessing it firsthand. I still like cruising in and enjoying the weekend events, though.