With 34 television screens, Private Eyes had an unusually advanced state-of-the-art video and sound system for its time.
[4] 25-year-old Robert Shalom capitalized off this burgeoning visual art form and opened Private Eyes on July 17, 1984.
[3][1] Steve Sukman, vice president for program relations of the club, told Billboard magazine, "We have a commitment to music videos ... and we work very closely with record companies.
[7] Actress Bette Midler had a viewing party for her HBO concert film Art or Bust at the club in August 1984.
[9] Swedish actor and filmmaker Hans "Dolph" Lundgren worked as a doorman at Private Eyes, notably when he started dating singer Grace Jones.