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From the mids to terminate of the s, there was an almost continuous presence of lesbian and gay establishments here. For generations of LGBTQ St. Louisans, Grand and Olive was a favorite destination for a night out and an important setting of their social lives.
The block of Olive is in Grand Center, a neighborhood that is today home to such major cultural institutions as the Fox Theatre and Powell Hall. It is also near the main campus of Saint Louis University.
Going back as far as the early twentieth century, this area was a busy entertainment district. Its central location and proximity to several streetcar lines and major roads made it a relatively convenient gathering place for people living throughout the St. Louis area. In , the St. Louis Republic called the neighborhood around Grand and Olive “a place of song and laughter and bustle and bright lights, of pretty women and carefree men.”
As far as we know, Dante’s Inferno ( Olive) was the first gay bar on the block. It is also one of the oldest identified gay bars anywhere in St. Louis. It opened in March , only a few years after the repeal of Prohibition, as a branch of the infamous Kansas City nightclub
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The Project is aware of the following LGBT bars/clubs that have served the St. Louis community over the years. Please assist us with edits and additional information. A special thanks to Connie Duncan and James Hawkins for their research assistance. Pictured: The Glory Hole Bar on Olive late s.
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- Bastille*, Russell Blvd.
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- Blanche’s, 33 N. Sarah
- Bomber's Hideaway, Chouteau Ave.
- Bootsie, Winkie and Maude’s, Tucker
- Bottom of the Pot, Euclid and McPherson
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- Bowery, Tower Grove Ave.
- Brandy’s, 14 Mary
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