Bond International Casino

Bond International Casino (sometimes called "Bond's") was a nightclub and music venue located on the east side of Broadway between 44th and 45th Streets near Times Square, New York City.

Dead Kennedys at Bond International Casino early 1980s
International Casino menu dated October 17, 1937

The venue operated as the International Casino in the 1930s, a popular dinner club (not a gambling house).[1] The club closed by 1940, the vacant location later converted to Bond Clothes, a men's clothing emporium.[1]

Starting in 1980, the location again operated as a nightclub, merging the names of the two previous businesses as Bond International Casino.[1] The new venue had a capacity of 1,800 people.[2] Notable 1980s performers included Blue Öyster Cult, Grace Jones, Blondie, The Plasmatics, Slave, The Dead Kennedys and The Clash.

The building now operates as a restaurant.

References
  1. "The Bowery Boys: New York City History: FRIDAY NIGHT FEVER: Bond International Casino". Theboweryboys.blogspot.com. 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  2. Signed D.C. (2005-11-04). "It's All The Streets You Crossed Not So Long Ago: The Bow-Ties That Bond". Streetsyoucrossed.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-26.

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