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:
- Heartbreakers Rehearsal Space
- Lower Manhattan Ocean Club
- Mudd Club
- Dave's Luncheonette
- The Kitchen
- Chris Stein and Debbie Harry's Apartment
- Soho Weekly News
- William Burroughs' "Bunker"
- Talking Heads Loft
- Blondie Loft
- Chris Stein's Flat
- Hell's Angels Clubhouse
- CBGB/OMFUG
- Arturo Vega/Ramones Loft
- David Byrne's Flat
- Club 82
- Truck & Warehouse Theatre
- Phebe's
- Binibon Café
- Kiev
- B & H Dairy Restaurant
- Gem Spa
- Manic Panic
- Trash and Vaudeville
- Veselka
- The Pyramid Club
- Odessa Café Bar
- My Digs Circa 1974-75
- Mercer Arts Center
- Village Oldies (Bleecker Bob's)
- Village Gate
- Village Oldies (Bleecker Bob's)
- One University Place
- St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery
- The Ritz
- The Nursery
- Academy of Music/The Palladium
- Strand Book Store
- Village Oldies (Bleecker Bob's)
- Lisa Jane Persky's Flat
- Cinemabilia
- Irving Plaza
- Max's Kansas City
- Warhol's Factory
- The Performance Space
- New York Rocker Magazine
- Chelsea Hotel
- Mothers
- Punk Magazine
- Manhattan Center
- Danceteria
- Townhouse Theatre
- Peppermint Lounge
- Plaza Sound Radio City Music Hall
- 53rd and 3rd
- Little Hippodrome
- Fiorucci
- Studio 54
- Hurrah
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