The Shelter (New York City)

The Shelter also known as Club Shelter is a New York City house and techno nightclub in early 1990s. It was located at either (depending on the date and/or promotional flyer):

NOTE: These two addresses actually correspond to the same physical location, which also used to house the American Express Company horse stables as well as the controversial nightclubs Area, Headley and Vinyl, which was the site of a few shootings.

The Shelter's primary group of promoters and DJs was collectively known as "N.A.S.A." (Nocturnal Audio + Sensory Awakening), who took over the club every Friday night. Its promotional flyers claimed The Shelter to be "New York City's only Non-prejudicial Progressive Underground Dance Club." The dance floor had a notoriously loud 37,000 watt sound system designed by Dave Soto, a New York based audio specialist in collaboration with Garage-era DJ legend Timmy Regisford. The speaker cabinets were larger than the dancing patrons.

N.A.S.A. was on Friday nights at The Shelter, a non-alcoholic afterhours dance space in the loft district in TriBeCa, NYC. The regular Friday night N.A.S.A. events lasted until 8 or 9AM; the $9-before-midnight ($14 after) admission included ice water, snacks and breakfast. N.A.S.A. flyer art [1][2] are part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Museum[3] and can be seen in several permanent art exhibits; contemporary museums like Cooper-Hewitt's exhibit "Mixing Messages" and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, as well as in several art book publications.

Resident and Guest DJs include:

–* Vapor Space


In 2004, real estate developer Peter Moore purchased the building for $18 million, and the property is now home to upscale residential lofts. Moore had previously forced the closing of two other nightclubs, including Wetlands at 161 Hudson, when he bought their buildings for restoration. On December 18, 2011, Club Shelter officially reopened at its new location at 37 Vandam Street.

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  1. ↑ N.A.S.A. flyer art (flash) by Mike Szabo
  2. ↑ N.A.S.A. flyer art (JPEGs) by Mike Szabo
  3. ↑ Mike Szabo - Resume

Coordinates: 40°43′17.51″N 74°0′31.06″W / 40.7215306°N 74.0086278°W