[2] They sent champagne-bottle crackers for New Year's Eve, hollowed-out eggs for Natural History, and black handkerchiefs for Halloween.
[6] Their art department also consisted of Jennifer Goode, Michael Staats, Kenny Baird.
Area attracted many celebrities such as Grace Jones, Andy Warhol, Malcolm Forbes, and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
[11] In February 1985, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Jonathan Larson conceived of his unpublished musical Superbia while in Area's projectionist's booth.
[12] After the gentrification of the neighborhood, the building was renovated by Kevin Kennon Architects to multifamily residential use, with terraced penthouses atop the existing structure.