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A history of gay bars and places in the city of Detroit, Michigan. The way the dancefloor was set up was kind of cool. It's hard for me to describe, but I'll try. You could enter the dancefloor from the main floor. It was surrounded by walls that went up to the peoples' upper chests on the second floor. You could walk up a few steps to the higher floor and watch the dancers or a drag or go-go show while leaning on the top of that wall.

I also got propositioned by a hustler, although I was young.

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I forget what I said to him, but I politely turned down the offer. They had a tall black security guard watching the cars when I used to go there. I was tipping and talking to him when a Mexican guy from the bar stopped his car. He rolled down the window and yelled, "Stick to your own race!

I wonder what this bar was called in ? A non fiction book I read referred to it as the Pony Cart lounge, does this ring a bell for anyone? It became a meeting spot for an informant and Task Force investigators. The meeting however went awry and nothing ever came of it. Today I wonder if Allen the informant or Frank, or any of his friends might be reading this and maybe might want to tell the story they have been holding back for so many years.

It was the Gas Station in However there were plenty of informants and undercover cops at the Gas Station. Hello,I went there alot,I was a royal oak suburban kid. I was a regular through most the early 80's. I was let in even though I was under age,as long as I had the money to get in I got through admission there and all gay bars in Detroit.

The Gas Station was the one that my crowd frequented most. They had after hours through the other door on weekends,2 for 1 nights wed. The place was a trip looking back now on my mispent youth. I also had not crossed 9 mile or been anywhere in Detroit. I went to Mengo's,The cafe Gigi's and the other on much classier one down 7 mile,by I75,which I can't think of the name of at the moment.

It closed down soon after we went down there. Also the Back Stage Resturant was in the same buildings but facing out 7 mile.