Attic (New York City Gay Leather & Sex Club/1986-1996) Size:XL leading to a significant FBI

leading to a significant FBI crackdown on such operations

What made it special wasn’t just the music

with lively weekend nights

and the slow reshaping of queer spaces at the turn of the millennium

Attic (New York City Gay Leather & Sex Club/1986-1996) Size:XL leading to a significant FBIThe Attic New York, NY (19861996)410 W. 14th Street Meatpacking District In the shadow of crisis, The Attic did not retreat. Operating from 1986 to 1996, primarily at 410 West 14th Street, The Attic was a private, members only leather and sex club founded by Wally Wallace, the longtime manager of the legendary Mineshaft (closed by the city in 1985). In the immediate aftermath of widespread government shutdowns of gay sex venues during the AIDS crisis,