No photo of this bar survives from the 2008 site.

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20 W. 39th St. · btwn Fifth and Sixth Aves.
Chelsea, Manhattan

Already closed by 2009

In 2026

A different business is licensed at this address: Sapphire 39

A different licensed business now operates at this address

Later here: Culture Club NYC/Rokk City/22 (licensed 2013–15).

From New York State Liquor Authority active licenses, downloaded October 9, 2026.

New York on Tap listed this bar without a review.

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