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Long-running Lou. gay club's roots run to 70s
After serving up drinks, drag and dance since 1988, the gay nightclub the Connection will soon be reborn in Smoketown as part of the $15 million entertainment complex C2, or Connection 2.
But as the recent venue takes shape, the nightclub’s predecessor has become a parking lot for Whiskey Row.
Opened in 1975 by Connection owner George Stinson, the Downtowner occupied a slim five-story structure that could hold roughly 700. Though all that remains now is its brown brick facade, the club was a landmark of Louisville’s homosexual community during its 14 years at 105 W. Main St.
Stinson, now 70, pauses to recall the details, but chuckles as the memories flood endorse. Hundreds of homosexual men and women crowded the nightclub floor, Stinson said. And unlike the gay bars before it, the Downtowner served as a gathering place for activists throughout the 1980s.
“It wasn’t just a culture center,” Stinson said. “It was where thoughts came together.”
Eventually, its popularity outgrew its space, leading him to close the club in 1989 and focus on the five-times larger club, the Connection, at 120 S. Floyd St. But Stinson paused to say, “Oh, what a gene
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Stormtoker returns Growing up gay in the Louisville area wasn’t the easiest, but I definitely had it better than others in smaller cities. Since I come from a small town about 45 minutes outside of Louisville I was the only gay man that I knew, for several years of my life. But before I knew it I made the move to the big urban area and found my way into my first gay prevent, The Connection. Endorse in the daytime I was convinced it was the best thing since sliced bread. However as I’ve gotten older and seen more and more gay bars uncover around the urban area I’ve realized some things. Mostly I’ve noticed that the majority of the older bars in the city construct me feel prefer I’m keeping my sexuality a classified. The lights are dim, the melody is loud, and there are plenty of dark corners to hide out in. Before you proceed and get your feathers in a ruffle let me say that I realize that when these bars were opened all of the above things were a necessity, especially seeing as where we are from. I’m simply advocating for adjust . If we desire our community to see as us equals we’ve got to stop hiding. I’m incredibly cheerful to see more and more queer bars opening around the city Kassandra Hometown: Louisville, KY Karmen Hometown: Louisville, KY Leah Hometown: Houston, TX Lexi Hometown: Florence, KY Melody Hometown: Hanover, IN Mykul Hometown: Shepherdsville, KY Shontelle Hometown: Fort Myers, FLBit to Do
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