Pythian Temple (New York City)
Coordinates: 40°46′37″N 73°58′52″W / 40.776837°N 73.981054°W
The Pythian Temple is an historic Knights of Pythias building at 135 West 70th Street between Columbus Avenue and Broadway in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It was built in 1927 to serve as a meeting place for the 120 Pythian lodges of New York City. Today it is an 88-unit luxury condominium building known as The Pythian.
As the organization's popularity declined, in the early 1940s the Pythians leased space in the building to Decca Records, which created an acoustically renowned music recording studio in it. Decca had transformed a very large third floor auditorium with balconies and wooden floors into a recording studio. In 1954, Bill Haley and His Comets recorded their album Rock Around the Clock there. Other artists who recorded there included Buddy Holly, Sammy Davis Jr., and Billie Holiday. It was in use as a recording studio for over fifteen years.
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