Here’s the auditorium that spawned The Velvet Underground

A fresh video in the Pop Pilgrims section of The AV lub went up this morning. It features a tour of the Summit High School auditorium that was the sight of the first Velvet Underground show. You can see the video below and a somewhat lengthy article about that historic first show at this location.

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