Bangcock Willie's
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| [[Category: Glossary]]Philadelphia bar frequented by underworld types and the more thuggish elements of [[The League of Gnomes]]. Somehow, it became the leading gay bar of its era for five or maybe, twelve minutes. It receives an email from a long-lost friend. | [[Category: Glossary]]Philadelphia bar frequented by underworld types and the more thuggish elements of [[The League of Gnomes]]. Somehow, it became the leading gay bar of its era for five or maybe, twelve minutes. It receives an email from a long-lost friend. | ||
| - | The bar fell on hard times, the neighborhood changed and the building was soon transformed into a dry-cleaners, coincidentially owned by a young couple from Bangkok, Thailand. | + | "BW's," or "Willie's," opened in 1947 and originally served a rowdy crew of roustabouts and circus performers. It soon became a strange mixture of criminals and homosexuals, given that proprietor [[Saul Thebo]] was himself heavily involved with both subcultures. |
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| + | After Thebo's death in 1977, the bar fell on hard times and was closed when the neighborhood became gentrified during the 1980's. The building was soon transformed into a dry-cleaners, coincidentially owned by a young couple from Bangkok, Thailand. | ||
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Revision as of 20:23, 18 Jun 2005
Philadelphia bar frequented by underworld types and the more thuggish elements of The League of Gnomes. Somehow, it became the leading gay bar of its era for five or maybe, twelve minutes. It receives an email from a long-lost friend.
"BW's," or "Willie's," opened in 1947 and originally served a rowdy crew of roustabouts and circus performers. It soon became a strange mixture of criminals and homosexuals, given that proprietor Saul Thebo was himself heavily involved with both subcultures.
After Thebo's death in 1977, the bar fell on hard times and was closed when the neighborhood became gentrified during the 1980's. The building was soon transformed into a dry-cleaners, coincidentially owned by a young couple from Bangkok, Thailand.
