"Street Fest Lets Gays Revel in Freedom". Delta Elite Social Club: Closed for good after 37 years, Delta Elite catered to black LGBTQ men and women, the kind of place where you’d dance to hip-hop and go-go music in a dark basement until. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. ^ "2008 Capital Pride Parade Contingents"."A Pioneer Passes – Phase 1, Ziegfeld's founder dies at 61". Night & Day Washington, DC: Night+day Cool Cities Series. The event became the largest queer art and music festival on the East Coast. The three-day event hosted at Phase 1 featured local and nationwide musical acts such as God-Des and She, Nicky Click, and others which are geared towards lesbians. When it closed, Nob Hill was the oldest continuously-operating LGBTQ nightlife establishments in the District and one of the oldest gay bars in the country. In August 2007, musician Mara Levi, Phase 1 manager Angela Lombardi, and Riot Grrl, Ink organized the first Phase Fest. Originally opened in 1986, JR’s Bar has served DC’s LGBTQ+ community for more than 35 years right in the heart of Dupont. JRs Bar is a pillar in DCs LGBTQ+ Community, serving amazing cocktails since 1986. Phase 1 also worked with local organizations such as the Whitman-Walker Clinic and D.C. 1519 17th St NW Washington D.C., DC 20036. and the fourth largest gay pride event in the United States. Ziegfeld’s/Secrets, a gay club that’s been a staple in D.C.s nightlife for nearly 40 years, has also closed its doors for good.
Phase 1 was a sponsor of Capital Pride, the LGBT pride festival held each year in Washington, D.C. DC Eagle is the second LGBTQ bar in less than a week to close.
Phase 1 was originally located beside Plus One, a gay bar that broke the city’s “no same-sex dancing” code when owners Henry Hecht of the Hecht's department store family, Donn Culver, and Bill Bickford installed a dance floor. OPEN MONDAY - FRIDAY AT 5PM OPEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT 2PM XL HAPPY HOUR FROM OPENING UNTIL 8PM DAILY (XL HAPPY HOUR IS BASICALLY ANYTHING YOU NORMALLY GET. Closed Sun View Image Secrets Is Open Thu 9 PM - 2 AM, Open Fri - Sat 9 PM - 3 AM The Best Fully nude male dancers In Town Open Thursday thru Saturday.
In 1971, Allen Carroll and Chris Jansen founded Phase 1 and would go on to open another LGBT bar in Southeast, Ziegfeld's.