Gay Bars of LA: Then and Now - Curbed LA

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As the world regniz the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, we sent photographers to three of the cy's olst gay bars — one on the South Si, one on the North Si, and one right between.

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GAY BARS OF LA: THEN AND NOW

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A LOOK BACK AT HOLLYWOOD’S UNRGROUND GAY CLUB CULTURE OF THE 1970S

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HOW GAY CULTURE BLOSSOMED DURG THE ROARG TWENTI

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