The sign of a popular nightclub doesn't only point to the amount of clubbers who went there, but also how worn it looked in its final days.
Liverpool clubs that were open for generations saw their fair share of graffiti, outdated décor - and of course sticky floors. Many of us will remember heading to our favourite haunt but finding our feet sticking to the spilled drinks and more built up.
As disgusting as it sounds, it did add character to many places and still forms part of our funny memories at a number of lost venues. Last year, Britain's oldest nightclub famed for its notorious booze-soaked sticky carpet was selling off chunks of its vintage flooring to nostalgic revellers, The Mirror reported.