▁other ▁locations , ▁not ably ▁P enn ▁Station . ▁R estaur ant ▁Associ ates ▁having ▁decided ▁to ▁branch ▁out ▁and ▁make ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁name . ▁ ▁After ▁Lü ch ow ' s ▁moved ▁out , ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁Street ▁location ▁was ▁briefly ▁" The ▁Palace ", ▁a ▁restaurant - dis c othèque , ▁and ▁later ▁a ▁gay ▁bar . ▁An ▁attempt ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁building ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁and ▁it ▁stood ▁vac ant ▁for ▁several ▁years , ▁never ▁ach ieving ▁ ▁protected ▁land mark ▁status ▁despite ▁local ▁efforts . ▁The ▁fire ▁on ▁December ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁that ▁finally ▁consum ed ▁a ▁good ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁interior ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁started ▁by ▁hom eless ▁people ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁building . ▁The ▁remains ▁were ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁University ▁Hall , ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁d orm itory ▁and ▁multi - use ▁complex ▁having ▁ret ail ▁front age ▁on ▁ 1 4 th ▁Street . ▁Before ▁the ▁d orm ▁was ▁built , ▁NY U ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁" rev ive " ▁L uch ow ' s ▁by ▁including ▁a ▁street - level ▁" G ay ▁ 9 0 ' s " ▁them ed ▁restaurant ▁in ▁the ▁building , ▁which ▁they ▁intended ▁to ▁call ▁" L uch ow ' s " ▁if ▁permission ▁could ▁be ▁obtained ▁to ▁do ▁so , ▁but ▁these ▁plans ▁never ▁came ▁to ▁f ru ition