In The Limelight: The Visual Ecstasy of NYC Nightlife in the 90's

Dive into the 1990s New York club scene with never-before-seen
photos by its most prolific photographer, Steve Eichner. 

Eichner was a fixture of 1990s New York City nightlife and served 
as both its official and unofficial photographer in an era before 
mobile phones and selfies. In this book, readers go beyond the 
velvet ropes and into the spaces that witnessed some of the 
decade’s most incredible and sought-after parties.

Previously unpublished, these intoxicating full-color photographs capture 
the over-the-top costumes, non-stop dancing, glitter, confetti, sex, 
drugs, and music that made 90s New York unlike any other place. 
Celebrities abound, from Leonardo DiCaprio, Dennis Hopper, and 
Tupac to Joan Rivers, Michael Musto, and Donald Trump. Eichner 
takes you to many of the city’s hot spots, including the Limelight, 
the Tunnel, Webster Hall, Club Expo and Club USA.

Text by famous club owner Peter Gatien and BuzzFeed photo essay editor 
Gabriel H. Sanchez offer a historic and cultural perspective on 
an era when New York City was more affordable and every night 
saw artists, bankers, drag queens, musicians, and poets reveling 
together.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

STEVE EICHNER is a legendary nightlife photographer. After his tenure in the clubs, 
he worked as a staff photographer for Women’s Wear Daily for nearly two decades. 
His photographs have been published in Vogue, The New York Times, Newsweek, 
TIME, Rolling Stone, People, Vanity Fair, Cosmo, Details and GQ.

GABRIEL H. SANCHEZ is a Photo Editor at the New York Times and the former Photo Essay Editor at BuzzFeed News. He has published over two thousand articles ranging in 
topic from Woodstock to Burning Man and his loyal readers number more than one 
million. 

PETER GATIEN is a Canadian-born club owner and party promoter. He is 
the former owner of several prominent New York nightclubs including Club USA, the 
Limelight, Palladium and the Tunnel.