ic r their first publ ar preparing fo ye st la e th t spen .” ucky After Dark exhibit called “L s e historical root rk” illustrates th 20th century “Lucky After Da in bs ian social clu , private social of gay and lesb r Repeal in 1933 of Prohibition. te Af Pittsburgh. cy ga the mixed le clubs inherited clubs were populated by s ur ho rranging from These afte ght characters ili tw of re tu ix le providing am to vice cops whi ment for its numbers kings in rta tion, and ente privacy, protec aces” helped burgh’s “gay pl e where tts Pi . clientele sc cturnal land ap lped forge he create a new no f, and members proprietors, staf set the stage for future at a community th blic life. pu engagement in the oral s closely from The exhibit draw ted with Lucky, a club uc interviews cond nder who became a key rte ba d an steward
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