Ramrod (Iconic New York City Leather Bar/1973-1980) Size:S Back in 1974

Back in 1974

— the film that turned go-go boots and vengeance into an art form

It was immortalized in the Village People’s “YMCA” video and featured in leather guides of the time—but its end came in tragedy

Angelo Badalamenti’s aching synths

Heller’s shifted with the times

Ramrod (Iconic New York City Leather Bar/1973-1980) Size:S Back in 1974Ramrod was Greenwich Villages emblematic leather barraw, unapologetic, and alive from around 1973 until it closed in 1980. Nestled at 394396 West Street along the piers, it became a buzzing sanctuary for the leather and denim crowd, complete with bootblack stands and the pulse of 1970s subculture . It was immortalized in the Village Peoples YMCA video and featured in leather guides of the timebut its end came in tragedy. On November 19, 1980, a