I would rather see some historical signage placed in the area that explains why 4th St. Well, I am also gay, and I think the Rainbow crosswalks are not needed. You need to teach a queer nightlife class at UT STAT!!! A former lighting design professor of mine at UT told me of doing the light system there and when they went in there were still small rooms in the Attic from it's bordello days!) There were also bars in the "Plush" and "red 7" spaces. Halcyon was one of the first gay dance clubs in Austin in the 70s. The original "Chain Drive" was in the "side bar" space. The other FYI: 7th and Red River was the other "gay bar district". There was another gay bar that was next to the former "SIX". The space accross the street that was most recently "kiss and fly" was "Halls" ( the 80s glass brick that just came down was part of the original "Halls" re-do. and the small theatre ( Capitol City Playhouse) that was where "Fado" is now.Ī brief History FYI. Save the one African American bar called "Fire and Ice" that actually pre-dated Oil Cans. I think the best part is the ( indirect) acknowledgement that it was the gay bars that started the revival of the warehouse district when few others wanted to go there. I guess that has it's own metaphor as well! LOL! Not sure how well it will wear before it's a "dirty rainbow". Yeah, there might have been more tasteful ways to do it. well, I guess that means I must be too! LOL!
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