Herb Lester's/Gary Lachman's "Fear City: The New York Underground, 1974-1981" map (2025)




Sussex, England: Herb Lester Associates (map), 2025.
closed: 8.25" x 5.5" x 0.25"
open: 8.25" x 27.5", printed both sides, ISBN 978-1-06852-346-5.

Herb Lester's Fear City: The New York Underground, 1974-1981, a accordion-style map and guide compiled by Gary Lachman, as published by Herb Lester Associates (Sussex, England) in 2025. This includes "I Belonged to the Blank Generation", an essay by Gary Lachman, on the rear cover. 

"The Bunker", 222 Bowery, William S. Burroughs' New York apartment is listed as point-of-interest #8 in this guide, with a paragraph of description.  A number of sites relevant to Burroughs are included (such as Chelsea Hotel, which mentions Burroughs again). Burroughs is also noted on the cover.

Noted Sites: 

  1. Heartbreakers Rehearsal Space
  2. Lower Manhattan Ocean Club
  3. Mudd Club
  4. Dave's Luncheonette
  5. The Kitchen
  6. Chris Stein and Debbie Harry's Apartment
  7. Soho Weekly News
  8. William Burroughs' "Bunker"
  9. Talking Heads Loft
  10. Blondie Loft
  11. Chris Stein's Flat
  12. Hell's Angels Clubhouse
  13. CBGB/OMFUG
  14. Arturo Vega/Ramones Loft
  15. David Byrne's Flat
  16. Club 82
  17. Truck & Warehouse Theatre
  18. Phebe's 
  19. Binibon Café
  20. Kiev
  21. B & H Dairy Restaurant
  22. Gem Spa
  23. Manic Panic
  24. Trash and Vaudeville
  25. Veselka
  26. The Pyramid Club
  27. Odessa Café Bar
  28. My Digs Circa 1974-75
  29. Mercer Arts Center
  30. Village Oldies (Bleecker Bob's)
  31. Village Gate
  32. Village Oldies (Bleecker Bob's)
  33. One University Place
  34. St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery
  35. The Ritz
  36. The Nursery
  37. Academy of Music/The Palladium
  38. Strand Book Store
  39. Village Oldies (Bleecker Bob's)
  40. Lisa Jane Persky's Flat
  41. Cinemabilia
  42. Irving Plaza
  43. Max's Kansas City
  44. Warhol's Factory
  45. The Performance Space
  46. New York Rocker Magazine
  47. Chelsea Hotel
  48. Mothers
  49. Punk Magazine
  50. Manhattan Center
  51. Danceteria
  52. Townhouse Theatre
  53. Peppermint Lounge
  54. Plaza Sound Radio City Music Hall
  55. 53rd and 3rd
  56. Little Hippodrome
  57. Fiorucci
  58. Studio 54
  59. Hurrah 

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