The future of the building which once housed Teesside nightclub Glam has yet to be decided after it was bought by Stockton Council.
Its past, however, will live on in the minds of many a Teessider.
The reason?
The club, once known as Visage, Zanzibar and before that The Mall, has played host to thousands of Teessiders on nights out since the glitzy days of the 80s when it first opened its doors.
Did you dance the night away to Stock, Aitken and Waterman’s finest tunes dressed in chinos, shirt and tie?
Or perhaps you were in the crowd when The Hitman and Her TV show came to town fronted by Pete Waterman and a young Michaela Strachan?
The Mall opened its doors in July 1987 with an official opening by the Earl of Stockton the following month.
The tiered nightclub had a capacity for 1,600 people with two dance floors and a £200,000 sound system for three DJs not to mention laser style lighting on a system that was so huge it took three people to operate it.
A galaxy of stars and popular DJs have performed there too. Take That caused hysteria at the club in 1992 performing their single, It Only Takes a Minute. PJ and Duncan - better known as Ant and Dec - came to the club back in 1994 as part of a roadshow.
X Factor stars including Rebecca Ferguson, The Risk, Kitty Brucknell, as well as famous DJs including Judge Jules and Lisa Lashes, have all graced the stage.
1995 saw a £1m revamp and a reopening under the moniker Visage, it was reborn as Zanzibar in 2000, later becoming Glam in recent years.
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