The Status of the former 2001 nightclub has again changed. See the club’s latest chapter
The reincarnation of 2001 nightclub lasted less than a year.
Status Nightlife, which was the result of more than a year of renovations to the iconic club that had been part of the Myrtle Beach nightlife for nearly 40 years, has closed.
A sign on the front door said the club is now available only for parties and special events.
The building off Lake Arrowhead Road near North Myrtle Beach was promoted last year as the largest nightlife and entertainment venue in South Carolina with four clubs under one roof.
Status featured the top-40 dance club Envy Nightclub, retro dance room Club Rewind, country-themed bar Bourbon Cowboy and frozen drink room Rum Jungle.
Three of the four clubs have the same carpeting/flooring and partial wall decorations with different colors. Envy is gold and black, Rewind is black, blue and silver, and Rum Jungle is green and black. Bourbon Cowboy has a cedar wood look.
Managing partner Robert Hills said last year that his partner, Elliott Serral, purchased 2001 in March 2017 and took over a lease on the building that had more than 15 years remaining. Neither owner could be reached for comment.
Hills said everything was redone or replaced in the 22,000-square-foot building, including furniture, carpeting, floors, bar tops, lighting, sound, video, the merchandise area, and four restrooms, which now have wood-like flooring, tiles and granite countertops. Though he didn’t disclose the amount of money spent on renovations and lost while the club was closed, Hills said last year: “It’s ungodly the expenditure we’ve put in here.”
Both Hills and Serral once worked at 2001. Hills was a doorman and bouncer in the 1980s, and 2001 was one of Serral’s stops during his couple of decades as a disc jockey in Myrtle Beach. He was the final DJ at Revolutions before the club closed.
This story was originally published August 22, 2019 at 7:30 PM with the headline "The Status of the former 2001 nightclub has again changed. See the club’s latest chapter."
