I-Woody's Gay Bar, Philadelphia, PA

I-Woody's Gay Bar, i-Philadelphia

Ukuze uthole okwengeziwe ngesithombe se-GLBT yedolobha, hlola Umhlahlandlela wamaGaydi we - Philadelphia , ochaza imininingwane ekhangayo yedolobha, izakhamuzi nezenzakalo ezithandekayo emphakathini wamaGaydifiya.

I-cruise cruise ne-video bar enezansi ezimbili nezindawo ezintathu ezihlukene zokuzijabulisa, i-Woody's de rigueur yezivakashi eMzini Wobuzalwane Bothando. Ingaphakathi libukeka sengathi lidapper, liye lahlelwa ukuvuselelwa njalo eminyakeni, futhi uzothola wonke umuntu ohlala kule ndawo, elidonsa izixuku ezinkulu njalo ebusuku ngesonto.

Vakashela Iwebhusayithi Yabo

Izinzuzo

I-Cons

Ngaphakathi kwe-Bar

Ukubuyekezwa

Ukuhlelwa isikhathi eside eMgodini WaseMidolobheni wasePhiladelphia , obuye ube yilolu chungechunge oluphilayo lwe-GLBT empilweni eyaziwa ngokuthi "i-Gayborhood," i-Woody ivele ikhulile kuneHholo Lobu Independence.

Eqinisweni, yavulwa ngo-1980. Kuyavunywa, iyamangalisa ibha ye-gay hhayi nje kuphela ukuba idlule cishe amashumi amathathu eminyaka kepha ukuqhubeka nokuphakamisa phakathi kwama-hangout asezindaweni eziphezulu ze-gay social social eside. Ingxenye yalokho ibha isele kokubili ethandwa futhi efanelekile ukuthi ubunikazi buqhubeka nokuthuthukisa. Woody uyaqhubeka nokuthuthukisa ukubukeka kwayo.

Ngaphakathi kwalezi zinsuku uzothola ukukhanyisa okukhanyayo (kokubili ebusuku futhi, ngenxa yamafasitela angaphansi kuya phezulu, usuku lonke), imigoqo ye-granite epholile, i-polished wood flooring endaweni yokudansa, kanye nendawo yokuhlola yangaphandle ephelele yokuphumula ngosuku olufudumele.

Ifomathi ibha enkulu ye-tavernesque emgwaqweni, okuvame ukwenza kube lula ukuxoxa. Ngokuvamile izivakashi ezincane zikhuphukela phezulu, ezihlanganisa indawo yokuphumula ye-cocktail kanye ne-bar yokudansa, lapho ungakuthola khona kusuka ezweni elisentshonalanga-ukudansa nokuhamba ngezinyawo ezimbili (ekuqaleni koLwesihlanu nangeSonto kusihlwa) kuya kuma-Latin tunes ( ikakhulukazi ngoLwesine) kumculo ovamile wokudansa. Njengoba kunamakamelo amaningi kanye nobusuku obuhlukahlukene bezintandokazi, cishe ungathola i-niche yakho ku-Woody's, okudonsa isixuku esikhulu sabantu besonke ubudala. Abesifazane bayamukelekile kodwa bakha abantu abancane. Kusukela ku-Woody, ukuhamba okufutshane kuya eminye imigwaqo ethandwayo yama-gay endaweni, amahhotela amaningi kanye nezindawo eziningi zokudlela ezimbi.