Avant-guard art space The Kitchen operated at this location until 1986. A place for experimental artists and composers, it was one of the first organizations to embrace video as an art form alongside traditional mediums and even featured a video viewing room. Much like the cross-pollination of ideas that was happening throughout the downtown music scene, this environment spurred creativity and genre-defying collaborations. No wave bands, the Beastie Boys, and Lydia Lunch are among those who performed here, and the venue claims to have launched the careers of many artists including Laurie Anderson (pictured), Lucinda Childs, and Philip Glass.