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
- GAY RIGHTS
- THE SE OF THE COPABANA THE 1970S – THE FIRST GAY NIGHTCLUB LONDON
- GAY EUROPE (1995)
LOST GAY BARS OF EARL’S COURT, LONDON
* earls court gay history *
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.
GAY RIGHTS
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.
THE SE OF THE COPABANA THE 1970S – THE FIRST GAY NIGHTCLUB LONDON
The Boltons, near the Coleherne, was "one of the seedier gay venu, wh dgs and prostut helpg to create a pretty prsg atmosphere.
In the 1970s Harold Haywood and others were volved the Earls Court Project, aimed at helpg gay young people the area [2]. "Over the years, the scene has always been fluid and moved om area to area, " says club promoter Wayne Shir, a tan of London's gay scene sce the early 80s. Once the cy's most proment gay village, Earls Court's queer quarter—a btlg hive of pubs, f and snas—has all but vanished.
GAY EUROPE (1995)
All may now be closed, but the area has experienced somethg of a rurgence; Dalston Superstore, The Glory, East Bloc, and Vogue Fabrics (now VFD) reprent a new slew of gay bars and pubs.