It was all change at Newcastle's popular Tiffany's nightclub 35 years ago.
A generation of Geordie funseekers had boogied on down at the New Bridge Street venue but, in January 1987, the Chronicle reported how the club would enjoy a £1m revamp.
It would open five nights a week and have "a new image, new manager, and new name". It was farewell to Tiffany's and hello to The Studio.
The venue would be "getting a massive £1m refit in an effort to bring it into the top class of city centre nightclubs".
There would be a new computerised lighting rig, while the sound system would provide "maximum impact on the dance floor, leaving the bar and sitting areas quiet enough for customers to chat without having to shout".
The club's new 27-year-old general manager told us: "In the past, the club has had a bit of a reputation for being at the lower end of the market.
"With £1m of investment, Newcastle will never have seen anything like this new club."
Set for its opening night on April 9, the club - complete with "glass-panelled restaurant" - would bring a welcome 60 new jobs to the city, we reported.
The Studio was to be the latest incarnation of the well-established New Bridge Street venue. The dance hall had started life as the Oxford Galleries in 1925, becoming a meeting place over the decades for countless future Tyneside husbands and wives.
Reborn as Tiffany's in 1971, it witnessed the transition from cabaret to discotheque as the main form of late-night leisure.
On its opening night in October that year, an advert in the Chronicle announced: 'New. New. New. Formerly the Oxford Galleries. The luxury late nitespot where membership is not required. Opening night 9pm to 1am. Open Monday to Saturday.' Admission prices ranged from 35p, Monday to Thursday, rising to 50p and 60p at weekends.
During the 1980s, as well as its packed disco nights, 'Tiffs' hosted personal appearances from celebrities, including the likes of Eastenders star Leslie 'Dirty Den' Grantham; a regular Saturday afternoon session called The Sidewalk was introduced in 1983 for kids to showcase their breakdance skills; and by the middle of the decade, there were performances by live bands, including big-name rock acts such as Killing Joke, Sisters Of Mercy and Skeletal Family,
In 1987, The Studio would become an instant hit in Newcastle, but over time it would close too, and be replaced by a succession of new nightclubs at the site - Ritzy, Ikon, Central Park, Diva, Liquid Envy, and Club LQ.
The end finally came in 2015 when we reported that demolition of the old dance hall was under way as developers prepared to build hundreds of student flats in its place.
The facade of the Oxford Galleries would remain, but it was farewell to a famous venue which had attracted generations of Tyneside revellers for 90 years.
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