It may be hard to image, but there was a time when Soho and Vxhall weren't the centre of gay nightlife London. Way back the 1970s and
Contents:
- LOST GAY BARS OF EARL’S COURT, LONDON
- EARLS COURT - GAY AREA
- NIGHTCLUBBG: GAY CLUBBG ’70S LONDON
- EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS EARLS COURT
LOST GAY BARS OF EARL’S COURT, LONDON
* gay club earls court *
In the 1970s and 1980s was one of the ma gay areas of London, but most or all of the bs aimed at gay men have disappeared, as Soho and Vxhall tablished themselv as the foc of gay nightlife.
The first public nightclub aimed at a gay clientele, The Copabana, opened Earls Court Road the late 1970s, but was re-themed as a general venue the late 1990s.
The bar upstairs, Harpi and Loui, was until the late 1980s the most popular gay bar London. The pub unrwent several different rnatns as a gay nightclub, the last as "Infy", but is now closed. The Coleherne dat om the 1880s and had a long history of attractg a bohemian clientele before beg known as a gay pub.
EARLS COURT - GAY AREA
The Boltons, near the Coleherne, was "one of the seedier gay venu, wh dgs and prostut helpg to create a pretty prsg atmosphere.
NIGHTCLUBBG: GAY CLUBBG ’70S LONDON
In the 1970s Harold Haywood and others were volved the Earls Court Project, aimed at helpg gay young people the area [2].
EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS EARLS COURT
Gay London, 1997 lists 20 tablishments Earls Court:.