Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.smartnewyorker.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.smartnewyorker.com/files.php?file= http://www.smartnewyorker.com/ http://www.smartnewyorker.com/venues/bowery_ballroom.html Venues Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:46:00 +0000 The Bowery Ballroom is a music venue in the Bowery section of New York City. The structure, at 6 Delancey Street, was built just before the Stock Market Crash of 1929. It stood vacant until the end of WWII, when it became a high-end retail store. The neighborhood subsequently went into decline again, and so did the caliber of businesses occupying the space. In 1997 it was converted into a music venue. It has a capacity of 550 people. Directly in front of the venue's entrance is the Bowery Station on the J line of the New York City Subway. The club serves as the namesake of Joan Baez's Bowery Songs album, recorded live at a concert at the Bowery Ballroom on November 6, 2004. It is also appears in the 2000 film Coyote Ugly as well as the 2008 film Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. New York News Portal