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Leather bar ads from Drummer 74 (1984). #LeatherBars #DrummerMagazine
February 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Photo of the alleyway entrance to The Chicago Eagle on 5015 N. Clark. The bar closed and the trailer was removed from the alley in 2007. #ChicagoBars #ChicagoHistory #LeatherBars
January 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Mary's was a leather bar opened by Joe Anthony in Houston in 1970. Mary's "quickly became known as a place where anyone was welcome: gays, lesbians, punk musicians, writers, hippies, and bohemians all intermingled." --Ivan Guzman (Texas Monthly). #houstonhistory #lgbthistory #leatherbars
December 12, 2024 at 8:06 PM
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Ad for a Circle of the Serpent by Jim N. Jordan, produced and directed by Joe Cappetta at The Ambush in 1985. #Leatherbars #LGBTTheatre #QueerTheatre
March 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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The Cuckoo's Nest was a historic Black-owned leather bar in Amsterdam, others including Diamond Jim's in Detroit and The Spike in New York. The Cuckoo's Nest was purchased by Cain Berlinger and Gait Laarhuis in 1985. Clippings from an article by Peter Glencross in GA Magazine. #LeatherBars
February 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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The Gold Coast staff in 1977. Photograph by A Thousand Words Unlimited from the Chuck Renslow collection at the LA&M. #LeatherBars #ChicagoHistory #ChicagoBars
Seven men sitting in a row, most white one Black, wearing white tank tops that say nowhere but the Gold Coast.
January 28, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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Photo of the 119 Merrimac bar in Boston, from the Entre Nous files of Scott Erickson's collection at the LA&M. #LeatherCommunity #LeatherBars
White man and woman posing in front of a wooden bar with a mirrored wall and leather Club banners hanging above. Both wearing leather vests and jeans.
April 3, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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The Eagle has landed in Cathedral City! 🦅 We’re documenting its transformation from the former Barracks (RIP 🖤) to its next era. Check our pics (and recent reel) of the inside... Got a wild Barracks memory? Share it (if you dare) 😈
#EagleCathedralCity #GayPalmSprings #LeatherBars #ThePalmSpringsGuys
July 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Eagle Cathedral City is in the works! 🦅 We’re documenting progress as this iconic leather space rises from the Barracks ashes. Bittersweet and bold. Got Barracks memories? Share if you dare 😈

#EagleCathedralCity #GayPalmSprings #BarracksBarLegacy #LeatherBars #ThePalmSpringsGuys
July 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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The Mineshaft, a famous New York City leather bar that was open from 1976 to 1985. Flyer from the Wally Wallace collection at the LA&M. #LeatherBars
Advertisement for the mineshaft school of lower education, Thursday, casino night, seventh, annual best jock strap contest, party with Butch downstairs done, and a private water sports and sleaze event down in the den. Arrive between 830 and door closed 930 and end 1130. GSA and MS members six dollars others 8 dollars includes open bar and coat check raunch wear jockey straps etc required.
August 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Leather titleholders photographed at an event at the DC Eagle by Vern Stewart in 1996, from his collection at the LA&M. Wayne Nesbitt (top right) was the emcee. #DCEagle #LeatherCommunity #LeatherBars
9 people most wearing leather titleholder sashes on stage in a dark bar. Behind them is a BHT banner and a gift basket for auction.
August 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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A brand-new Eagle bar is coming to Cathedral City—taking over the former Barracks space! 🦅🔥 The legacy lives on in the OG gay bar zone of the desert. Full article 👉 www.thepalmspringsguys.com/blog/from-ba...

#EagleCathedralCity #GayPalmSprings #BarracksBarLegacy #LeatherBars #ThePalmSpringsGuys
July 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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The Backstreet, established 1985, was London's oldest leather bar at the time of its closing in 2022. Flyer from the Wally Wallace collection at the LA&M. #LeatherBars
Flyer with text advertising the backstreet fifth anniversary weekend in 1990. Reads “ men only, strictly black, leather/rubber only, black, footwear, changing room, taxis to and from the door.” With illustration of a man in leather jacket, pants, and cap.
September 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Part 2 of our 5-part exclusive interview series! Meet Jeremy & Phillip Nalwalker – the new owners of Eagle Cathedral City 🦅 Catch their open houses this Palm Springs Pride weekend 🏳️‍🌈

#EagleCathedralCity #GayPalmSprings #BarracksBarLegacy #LeatherBars #ThePalmSpringsGuys
November 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Eagle Cathedral City exterior demo is in the works! 🦅 We’re documenting progress as this iconic leather space rises from the Barracks ashes. Got Barracks memories? Share if you dare 😈

#EagleCathedralCity #GayPalmSprings #BarracksBarLegacy #LeatherBars #ThePalmSpringsGuys
October 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Photo and description of The Headquarters from A Drummer Guide To Where The Action Is: Folsom South of Market (early 80s). #FolsomStreet #LeatherBars
[The Headquarters. This place is as much a restaurant as it is a bar. Featuring as fine a pizza as you will find in San Francisco at prices that make it one of the best bargains going. The Headquarters is perfect for that quick, inexpensive meal or snack. Also, food is served 24 hours a day - making it a unique meeting place South of Market. All baking is done on the premises, including the bread, rolls, cookies and, of course, the pizza. Beer and wine is served until 2 AM daily, then soft drinks and coffee until 6 AM. Sunday brunch with Champagne is one of the best deals in town at $4.]
July 7, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Meet the new owners of Eagle Cathedral City 🦅 Part 1 of our 5-part interview series! Catch their open houses during Leather Pride & Palm Springs Pride weekends - merch, beats, and a sneak peek at the new space.

#EagleCathedralCity #GayPalmSprings #BarracksBarLegacy #LeatherBars #ThePalmSpringsGuys
October 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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This is part 5 of a 5-part exclusive interview series we recently did with the owners of Eagle Cathedral City 🦅 Meet Jeremy & Phillip Nalwalker – and learn more about why they are rebuilding from the ground up!

#EagleCathedralCity #GayPalmSprings #CathedralCityGayBars #EagleBar #LeatherBars
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Part 4 of a 5-part exclusive interview series we recently did with the owners of Eagle Cathedral City 🦅 They are happy to answer any questions you may have…

#EagleCathedralCity #GayPalmSprings #BarracksBarLegacy #LeatherBars #ThePalmSpringsGuys
November 20, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Photo and description of The Arena from A Drummer Guide To Where The Action Is: Folsom South of Market (early 80s). #LeatherBars
Group of white men in leather at a bar. Text: The crowd is strictly leather - this is no place for pussycats or the weak of nerve. This is not to say that the place is unfriendly at all. If you want to find out what it's all about, why South of Market is what it is, this is a great place to take instructions. The staff of The Arena will be happy to pass on information as to where to go and what's on the agenda as they are very involved in the South of Market community and are always "on top" of things, so to speak.]
July 28, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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Part 3 of our 5-part interview series! 🦅 Want to become apart of the Eagle Cathedral City legacy? Check out their revenue sharing opportunity and the exclusive perks they’re offering at wefunder.com/eaglecathedralcitylimited

#EagleCathedralCity #GayPalmSprings #BarracksBarLegacy #LeatherBars
November 15, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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i want to visit #Spain and enjoy the back rooms of #LeatherBars 😈😈😈. #slave
July 18, 2025 at 4:05 AM
aidan.skinner.me.uk
camp? you'd not get past the doors of most leatherbars if you didn't put something on. do they not catch a cold?
April 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM