Spinoff Clubs
L'Amour spawned two spinoff rock clubs in the mid-1980s, L'Amour East in Queens and L'Amour Far East on Long Island.
L'Amour East, located on Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst, Queens, existed for several years (circa 1983-1988), riding the coattails of the Brooklyn club's fame. The Queens club not only showcased rock performers and some of the top Hair Metal bands of the era, but as a dance club, also hosted many Freestyle music acts. Although L'Amour East featured the lighter side of the metal scene (as opposed to L'Amour in Brooklyn), it will be remembered as one of the top metal clubs in the country, next to The Whisky, The Troubadour, and its Brooklyn counterpart.
L'Amour Far East, situated in Commack on Long Island, was a relatively insignificant club that folded soon after its 1987 opening.
A new L'Amour existed in Staten Island from April 2006 to December 2009, dubbing itself the "Rock Capitol of Staten Island".
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