On a typical day at Glen Mills Senior Living, residents gather for restaurant style dining or stop by the bistro. Other seniors head to the beauty salon, fitness center or the theater in the IntegraCare-operated community, Glen Mills Senior Living says. It might be difficult to imagine, but there was a time when music blared, laser light shows illuminated and dancers filled the floor of “the greatest nightclub ever built,” which formerly was located on the site, the community says.
Glen Mills Senior Living has a unique history that sets it apart from other senior communities. Before becoming a serene and caring home for seniors, the location of this building was a landmark in the local nightlife scene, the community adds. Pulsations was a 15,000-square-foot nightclub that opened in 1983 and boasted 10 dance floors and 11 bars.
A futuristic, 4-ton spaceship awed patrons. A robot greeted those on the dance floor by saying, “Wow. Check this place out.
” The club was Delaware County’s answer to New York’s Studio 54. Thousands gathered to dance and socialize during the peak of the Pulsations experience, which ended with the business closing in late 1994 as times and nightlife trends changed. “It was always packed.
It had 11 bars and 10 levels. It was huge,” said Renee McWilliams, 69, a concierge at IntegraCare’s Exton Senior Living, which is a 30-minute drive from her hometown of Glen Mills. “People would come from all over.
I remember being in line. You’d be .