Left: The closing night of the Castle Pub. Right: Kitty Litter performing the same night. Printed with permission from The B.C. Gay & Lesbian Archives
A few gay people joined. It was an incredible feeling. The Royal Hotel was packed. The place went absolutely crazy. They didn’t stop cheering, hollering, and crying for almost ten minutes, which is pretty long for any gay person not to stop and at least have a beer. They kept that energy going for at least two or three hours. Everybody was on this super high. The Castle was closed, but a bit of it moved to The Royal. BF
Without the spirit that that hotel and its clientele developed, I don’t think gay people would be as far as we are today in Vancouver. S seven/eight 27