Gay bar harrisburg pennsylvania

Now activists are seeking a city historic designation for the shuttered building located near the base of Herron Avenue near Liberty. Anderson and Cotter submitted the historic nomination in October, with support from local journalist and historian Dade Lemanski and the nonprofit Preservation Pittsburgh.

The first public meeting on the nomination will take place virtually Mon. Thinnes, who died in January, was a founding member of both the Pittsburgh Tavern Guild, a pioneering gay business association, and the Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh, the LGBTQ advocacy organization which for years organized the annual Pittsburgh Pride celebration and other community events.

The bar, originally known as the Norreh Club, went by a variety of names over the years, including Leather Central. Anderson and Cotter said the nightspot also hosted live entertainment including pageants, community meetings, fetish nights, fundraisers, memorials, spaghetti dinners and hot-dog roasts. The Polish Hill Civic Association today says it is open to development on the site that includes affordable housing and is sensitive to other community needs.

Anderson suggested that an appropriate use of the site might include affordable housing for queer and trans elders. Search Query Show Search.

Level 2. Nightlife. Redefined.

Show Search Search Query. Play Live Radio. Next Up:. All Streams. WESA's federal funding has been eliminated. Facebook LinkedIn Email. Lizzie Anderson. Bill O'Driscoll. Bill is a long-time Pittsburgh-based journalist specializing in the arts and the environment. He lives in the neighborhood of Manchester, and he once milked a goat.

Email: bodriscoll wesa. See stories by Bill O'Driscoll. As a longtime fracking activist moves on, his concerns about the industry persist. Julie Grant Allegheny Front. Allegheny County Housing Authority names longtime official as new executive director. Kate Giammarise.

Tom Riese. Load More.