ManRay Makes Way

The housing bubble claims another victim. Cambridge housing prices are still some of the highest in the area, especially for rentals. The owner of the building at 21 Brookline St., George Rothman, plans to take advantage of the market when he builds 46 apartments. New tenants will ultimately displace ManRay that makes its last hurrah this weekend before a final last call in the current location. The Weekly Dig asked this week "where will all the goth kids go?" It’s not the ‘goth kids’ Bostonist is worried about, but the host of other alternative lifestyle people that frequent the ManRay. Boston is whole bunch of liberals into kinky stuff. "The fetish stuff isn't even weird anymore," the Cambridge Chronicle tells us. Bostonist agrees. The goth kids probably won’t have to go too far, but they’ll have to wait a little while to return to the ManRay. Both the Dig and the Herald are reporting that the ManRay management plans to reopen the club, probably in October, close to its current home in Central Sq. ManRay may not have been for everyone but whenever any institution closes Bostonist gets a little misty-eyed. For those who think they’ll have a really tough time saying good bye there’s always the auction. ManRay is selling off little pieces of history in an auction set for next Wednesday, August 3.

This weekend, on the eve of the ManRay’s closing, there’s an anniversary party going on just down the street. The Redline in Harvard Square celebrates it’s one-year anniversary. Far from the 25 years that ManRay’s been whipping and strapping, the Redline has been hosting it’s "reunion Thursdays" and DJ’s on the weekend. Redline does hold a special place in Bostonist’s heart, it’s where we met our maker.