Million dollar business
I, too was a fan of The Harmony when it was on 48th St. I met a girl at a party who I didn't know was a stripper/whatever and she invited me to the place. From then on it was my favorite hang. It was about 1980 or so and the admission was $6 and a nice lap dance was a buck or two. Like wow!
Anyway...the joint was owned by a girl named Dominique who made an absolute fortune! First, the girls had to pay a shift fee to work there. They did not get paid at all by the house. They had to pay!!!. Then she made money at the door as well. Eventually, I got to know the manager and sold her an ad in a taxi paper I worked for and then got the gossip about the amazing killing Dominique was making with the place.
Years later, I made the acquaintance of her lawyer who told me that she actually buried all the money she made at that place - and that a loser boyfriend discovered the spot..exhumed the money...and lost it all at the track. One day she went for her stash and made the horrifying discovery! Oh well! Easy come...easy go.