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perfectly capturing the band’s wild energy and the complicated

and a community built around both pleasure and safety

and performers mingled freely—often with a healthy dose of camp

when New York Native was among the first publications to report on what was happening in the community — often ahead of mainstream media

Cadillac Lounge (Pioneer Cleveland Gay Bar/1946-1970) joan crawford shirt and edges that cracked withCadillac Lounge Pioneer Gay Bar (Cleveland, Ohio) One of Clevelands first and most historically significant gay bars, Cadillac Lounge opened in 1946 at the corner of East Ninth Street and Euclid Avenue in the Schofield Building, becoming an early gay friendly nightlife destination in a time when most queer social life was hidden or underground. It was opened by nightlife entrepreneur Gloria Lenihan, who ran several clubs in the city with her husband.