THERE was reason to celebrate at Les Arches on 25 February 1982 – it was reopening night after a £25,000 makeover at the St Martin venue.
Hotel manager Renzo Martin told the JEP that the very latest lighting and sound systems had been installed and that the entire disco had been redecorated in pinks and purples.
“It apparently met with the approval of the young people who were at Les Arches last night and who were themselves a riot of colour,” the JEP said of the more than 200 “disco fans” who had turned out. “Make-up was as bright as the bright lights overhead, and the style of dress was as varied as the music was loud.
“There is no plan yet to use live bands, but DJ Rocco seems happy to play records until the early hours against a backdrop straight from the pages of science fiction.”
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