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Chicago's

Main Street, Lodi, New Jersey

Owners:
???

DJs:
Lou Capurso

No real details, just know it was there. A very busy discotheque in the middle of Bergen County, with a heavy pro-Italian flavor. There were a number of colleges near by, so it was a happening place, especially on weekends. The sound and lights were adequate, the music leaned towards FREESTYLE. Very popular in it's day. Again, I need help, tell us more!

Three photos below of DJ Lou Capurso submitted by Lou Capurso
Photo 1 and 2: DJ Lou Capurso at Soap Factory Disco in Palisades Park, NJ. Photo 3: DJ Lou Capurso at Chicago's in Lodi, NJ.
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vyniljunkie
on May 22, 08 | 5:16 pm



Reader Comments on Chicago's

 

There was no place like it, Fortunately my family ran Lodi back in the day so getting in very young was fun... Tues nights was Ladies night and was crazy packed!!! we're talking like 1988 through 1993 was prime time and it's siter club was the original "Tempatations" at the Jersey Shore (not the Temps that most people remembered but the original one that was amazing)Anywho, they had these crazy white palm trees everywhere and the wallpaper was this cool teal & gold lepoard print, Being a gangster lover at the tneder age of 14, I always hung at the "back Bar" where all kinds of crazy s*** happened... Ahhh clubs back then were truly legendary
 
Posted Nov 16, 08 | 5:44 pm by Dina C

The DJ was the Legendary Franco Iemello!!! This joint is still run by Eugene Introna & is now called Rise, & it is still derivitive of "back in the day", yet totally modernized. easily one of the best venues in NJ!
 
Posted Jan 19, 09 | 2:08 pm by DJ Dave The Rave

I first heard about Chicago when the nearby Butterfields was closing. My friends stopped-in one night and added it to our list of places to go.
This was one of the big popular Bergen/Passaic county Jersey dance clubs. Along with Joeys, Ashleys, Bentleys, and Dancin. This was the height of the 80's suburban Guido dance-club era. There was even a mutlti-page article in the Bergen Record about it. I was more of a rocker, but some of my buddies really got into the scene. Chicago did have a great Tuesday ladies night. Zebra stripes, leather minis, fishnets, hair two feet high...whoa! ayy!
 
Posted Nov 07, 09 | 2:10 am by Ray M



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