GayBarchives = Gay + Bar + Archives
To date we have commemorated more than THREE THOUSAND bars and nightclubs from FORTY NINE states in the US, along with several international locations.
- Researched and archived thousands of ads from gay bars;
- Digitally reconstructed more than 3000 gay bar logos and presented them in a video slideshow;
- Spearheaded an initiative with the Stonewall National Museum, Archives & Library to elevate the presence of queer spaces in our historical records;
- Conducted more than 150 video interviews with bar owners, entertainers, celebrities and patrons;
- Attended events and conferences to spread the word of our LGBTQ+ history to a broader audience;
- Encouraged gay bar owners [past and present] to take an active role in the preservation of our safe spaces;
- Collected ephemera and memorabilia from gay bars gone by; and
- Written numerous articles about gay bars of the past.
We operate a Facebook group with over 7500 active members who share their memories of gay bars across the US.
Please join us on this trip down memory lane
and help us preserve these treasured memories.
This slideshow provides a quick look at over 3000 of the logos I have reconstructed for my GayBarchives Project.
Click on the 'SHOP' tab above to find links to the collections by state.
This video slideshow is made possible by the generosity of STOLI VODKA.
You will be taking a trip down memory lane - seeing the logos of THOUSANDS of bars and safe spaces that helped build our rich and colorful LGBTQ @history. THERE IS NO SOUND.
Special thanks to Michail Takach and Don Schwamb of the Wisconsin LGBT History Project; Rick Karlin and St Sukie de la Croix; Joshua Burford of Invisible Histories; David Williams; David W Jackson; Floyd Taylor; JD Doyle; Robert Kesten; Charles Horton; Mark Hunter; Mark Neil Silber; Patrik Gallineaux and the hundreds of members of the GayBarchives Facebook group who contributed to this project. https://youtu.be/bhOPAXLhcgM https://facebook.com/groups/GayBarchives
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Click the 'SHOP' tab to see the logos and stories behind these gay bars from the past.
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We have reconstructed the logos of hundreds of defunct gay bars because we know that visual imagery is an important part of our history. By clicking on the SHOP tab above you can view the listings [by state] of the places we have honored and the memories we have preserved and find links to the listings for each individual bar. Enjoy the stroll down memory lane!
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EXPLORING GAY HISTORY ONE BAR AT A TIME!
GayBarchives = Gay + Bar + Archives