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and chosen-family living rooms in a culture that often erased or marginalized lesbian lives

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Though its original stint was brief—it closed within a year—it laid the groundwork for what would become one of the world’s most vibrant queer leather communities

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46 Street (New York City Gay Cruise and Piano Bar/1967-1996) Color:Heather Peach and chosen-family living rooms in46 Street Bar & Piano Bar (New York City) c. late 1960s to mid 1990s Known simply as 46 Street, this Midtown institution was part cruise bar, part piano bar, and all atmosphere. Tucked just off Times Square, it drew a mix of theater crowd, businessmen, hustlers, and regulars looking for a darker, more intimate alternative to the disco scene downtown. By day it was low key and conversational; by night it became a classic New York gay meeting ground,