Do you remember these now-defunct nightclubs in North Jersey?

They used to be as common as corner stores and post offices.

Just about every town in North Jersey had its own nightclub, where dance spaces were perpetually crammed and where vodka drinks cost no more than $1.50.

This is a tribute to 99 of the most well-known venues in this area, focusing on the 1970s through the 1990s. Each entry has a different street address. The Record and NorthJersey.com compiled the names by researching archives and by talking to people with direct ties to the club scene. The list covers Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic counties, with multiple nominations for small cities, like Clifton and Hackensack, and an appearance by one of the tiniest suburbs in the Garden State.

Disco-goers enter The Hole in the Wall, a nightclub on Route 17 north in Rochelle Park, in November 1979.

Take a bow, Victory Gardens.

The list is arranged in a random order. Tell us if we missed your favorite club by emailing Staff Writer Philip DeVencentis at [email protected].

1. H.T. McDoogal’s, 900 Route 17 north, Ramsey.

2. The Meadowbrook, 1050 Pompton Ave., Cedar Grove.

This dinner theater and later disco was reborn as a Macedonian Orthodox church in May 2004. A celebration to consecrate the new house of worship was attended by more than 2,000 people.

3. Jimmy Reid’s, 1200 Route 17 north, Ramsey.

4. Limelight, 455 Essex St., Hackensack.

5. Jade Fountain, 469 Route 17 south, Paramus.

6. Bombay Badminton Club, 456 Main St., Fort Lee.

7. Circus-Circus, 52 S. Washington Ave., Bergenfield.

8. The Dirt Club, 10 Orange St., Bloomfield.

9. Loop Lounge, 373 Broadway, Passaic.

10. Billy Budd’s Shanty Pub, 318 Passaic Ave., Fairfield.

11. The Recovery Room, 74 Speedwell Ave., Morristown.

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12. Beau Brummel’s, 20 Lexington Ave., Clifton.

There are no traces of this roadhouse. The state reconfigured the junction of routes 20 and 46 as part of a multimillion-dollar project in September 1997, and the property where it once stood was in the path.

13. The Strawberry Patch, 24 Galesi Drive, Wayne.

14. Cuss from Hoe, 205 Paramus Road, Paramus.

15. Dweet’s North, 89 Kinderkamack Road, Emerson.

16. Quintessence, 251 Broad Ave., Fairview.

17. W.T. Dawson’s, 2467 Lemoine Ave., Fort Lee.

18. Tattered Tom’s, 470 Knickerbocker Road, Cresskill.

19. Evergreen’s, 520 Sylvan Ave., Englewood Cliffs.

20. Cyd’s Restaurant & Club, 400 Frank W. Burr Blvd., Teaneck.

21. The Vat, 207 Cumbermeade Road, Fort Lee.

22. Old King Cole Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge, 213 Washington Ave., Little Ferry.

23. The Owl & I, 6-18 Maple Ave., Fair Lawn.

24. Dizzy Duncan’s, 235 Ridgedale Ave., Cedar Knolls section of Hanover Township.

25. Orbit Inn, 80 Piermont Road, Cresskill.

26. Café Metro, 2024 Center Ave., Fort Lee.

27. Dave’s Cabaret, 225 Paterson Ave., Wallington.

28. Walley’s Backstage Café, 87 S. Washington Ave., Bergenfield.

29. Joey’s Niteclub, 1296 Van Houten Ave., Clifton.

30. G. Williker’s, 10-12 River Drive, South Hackensack.

31. Oriental Luau, 368 Old Tappan Road, Old Tappan.

Northern Valley meets the tropics at this unique place that offered dancing and Hawaiian smorgasbords until it reopened as a Chinese restaurant in June 1992. A real estate developer later acquired the property to build single-family homes.

32. The Wreck Room, 551 Main Ave., Wallington.

33. Night Moves, 101 Route 23 south, Wayne.

34. Bartleby’s, 101 Queen Anne Road, Bogota.

35. The Show Place, 347 S. Salem St., Victory Gardens.

36. Crystal Palace, Westfield Garden State Plaza, Paramus.

37. Apple Annie’s, 535 Ridge Road, Lyndhurst.

38. Saints Café, 827 Teaneck Road, Teaneck.

39. Kandy Bar Rock Café, 230 Route 17 south, Lodi.

40. Butterfield’s, 12 Passaic Ave., Wood-Ridge.

41. Fatso Fogarty’s, 582 Ridge Road, North Arlington.

42. Tattoo’s, 112 Route 17 north, Upper Saddle River.

43. The Final Exam, 1380 Sussex Turnpike, Randolph.

44. Cozy Castle, 38 Two Bridges Road, Fairfield.

45. The Cellar Door, 17 Chestnut St., Ridgewood.

46. The Shadows, 201 Broad Ave., Fairview.

47. Mickey Finns Dance Club & Restaurant, 2027 Lemoine Ave., Fort Lee.

48. Dweet’s East, 665 Cedar Lane, Teaneck.

49. On Broadway, 567 Broadway, Westwood.

50. Rat Trap Café, 198 Belmont Ave., Haledon.

51. Tow Path Lounge, 240 Browertown Road, Woodland Park.

52. The Back Door, 12 Tappan Road, Harrington Park.

53. The Jail at Roberto’s, 379 Washington Ave., Hillsdale.

54. Home Plate Restaurant & Lounge, 316 19th St., Carlstadt.

55. Illusions Nightclub, 1 International Blvd., Mahwah.

56. Pickwick’s, 77 Kinderkamack Road, River Edge.

57. The Players Club, 40 Polifly Road, Hackensack.

58. Chicago, 1 S. Main St., Lodi.

59. Aldo’s Hideaway, 749 Marin Ave., Lyndhurst.

This legendary club was destroyed in a fast-moving fire that also displaced nearly two dozen residents from an adjacent boardinghouse in August 2004. A row of townhomes now occupies the corner property.

60. The Joint in the Woods, 400 Smith Road, Parsippany-Troy Hills.

A legal dispute between the township and this nightspot on a former farm ended in March 1975 as its owners agreed to change its name to something less suggestive of drug paraphernalia. It burned down within three years.

61. Ragtime, 821 McBride Ave., Woodland Park.

62. Brer Rabbit, 9 Broadway, Elmwood Park.

63. The Cheshire Cat, 52 Forest Ave., Paramus.

64. Papa Bears, 156 Midland Ave., Saddle Brook.

65. The Edge, 127 Bergen Blvd., Fairview.

66. Smile’s Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge, 199 Littleton Road, Parsippany-Troy Hills.

67. Binghamton’s, 725 River Road, Edgewater.

Moored to the Hudson River shoreline, this ferryboat was already pushing 70 years old when it opened as a luxury dining hall with an after-hours club in July 1975. Crews dismantled the historic vessel eight years ago.

68. Hitsville, 505 Main Ave., Passaic.

69. The Mouse Trap, 150 Rochelle Ave., Rochelle Park.

70. The Hole in the Wall, 194 Route 17 north, Rochelle Park.

There must be a story behind that name: Known as Club Rochelle, this establishment — now a chain steakhouse — was branded with its fabled moniker after a tractor-trailer crashed there in July 1973.

71. R.E.’s Plum, 20 E. Fort Lee Road, Bogota.

72. Talk of the Town Restaurant & Lounge, 84 Broadway, Hillsdale.

73. Bumbershoots, 129 Pehle Ave., Saddle Brook.

74. Ferraro’s Club Choo-Choo, 94 Passaic St., Garfield.

75. The Brass Bell, 41 Route 4 east, Hackensack.

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76. Jacqui Cooper’s, 681 Anderson Ave., Cliffside Park.

77. The Ram’s Horn, 480 Boulevard, Garfield.

78. Nobody’s Inn, 150 Franklin Turnpike, Mahwah.

79. Reggie’s, 457 Sylvan Ave., Englewood Cliffs.

80. Dirty Nelly’s, 604 Market St., Elmwood Park.

81. Connections, 503 Van Houten Ave., Clifton.

82. Mothers Nite Club, 1056 Route 23 north, Wayne.

83. Lift the Latch, 299 Paramus Road, Paramus.

84. Krackers, 166 Main Ave., Clifton.

85. Persian Lamb, 374 North Midland Ave., Saddle Brook.

86. Struggle’s, 10 Dempsey Ave., Edgewater.

87. Manny’s Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge, 110 Moonachie Ave., Moonachie.

88. Savannah’s, 1 Hoboken Road, East Rutherford.

89. Frivolous Sal’s Banjo Parlor, 445 Grand Ave., Palisades Park.

90. Cameo Lounge, 546 River Drive, Garfield.

91. Dweet’s Royal Oak, 604 Main St., Hackensack.

92. The Foxes Lair Cocktail Lounge, 185 Moore St., Hackensack.

93. Christies Flagship, 989 River Road, Edgewater.

94. Giraffe Club & Restaurant, 344 Bergen Blvd., Palisades Park.

95. Shenanigans, 400 Cedar Lane, Teaneck.

96. The Crow’s Nest, 309 Vincent Ave., Hackensack.

Famous for live music and steak sandwiches, this popular hangout beat the pandemic and outlasted everyone else on the list. It closed in October 2023 after its family owner sold the highway property for a reported $3 million.

97. Dillinger’s, 280 Broad Ave., Palisades Park.

98. Mustache Pete’s, 1353 Ringwood Ave., Haskell section of Wanaque.

99. Soap Factory, 15 Grand Ave., Palisades Park.

Seven partners converted the Lanman & Kemp plant, where hair tonics and scented soaps were made, into this discothèque in October 1975. The multi-story building is now a fitness studio, a Korean restaurant and a liquor store.

Philip DeVencentis is a reporter for NorthJersey.com. For access to the most important news in your community, subscribe or activate your digital account.