I-Woody's Gay Bar, Philadelphia, PA

I-Woody's Gay Bar, Philadelphia

Ukufumana okungakumbi kwi-GLBT yeso sixeko, khangela iKhokelo ye-Gay Guide , echaza iinkcukacha eziphakamileyo zommolophu, ezommandla kunye neziganeko ezithandekayo kumphakathi waseGayladphia.

Inqanawa ehloniphekileyo kunye nebhayisi yevidiyo kunye neepansi ezimbini kunye nemimandla emithathu eyahlukileyo yokudibanisa, iWoody's rigueur yeendwendwe kwiSixeko soMzalwana woLuthando. Ingaphakathi ikhangeleke kakhulu, ibuye ihlaziywe rhoqo emva kweminyaka, kwaye uya kufumana wonke umntu ohlala kuyo kule ndawo, edibanisa izihlwele ezinkulu ubusuku bonke beveki.

Tyelela iWebhusayithi yabo

Iinkonzo

Umxhasi

Ngaphakathi kweBar

Uhlolo

Ukulungiswa kwexesha elide kwi - Centre yeSixeko e- Philadelphia , ehlala kwinqanaba eliphilileyo lobomi be-GLBT eyaziwa ngokuba yi "Gayborhood," I-Woody ibonakala ikhulile kuneHolo lokuzimela.

Enyanisweni, yavulwa ngowe-1980. Kuyavunywa, kuyamangalisa ukuba ibhokhwe ye-gay ingagqiba nje ukuba idlule phantse iminyaka engamashumi amathathu kodwa ukuba iqhubeke nokuphakanyiswa phakathi kwamaziko angamaqabane angama-gay asekuhlaleni. Ingxenye yesizathu sokuba ibha ihlale isithandwa kwaye ifanelekileyo kukuba ubunikazi buqhubeka nokuphucula. Woody iyaqhubeka nokuphucula ukubonakala kwayo.

Ngaphakathi kwale mihla uya kufumana ukukhanya okukhanyayo (bobabini ebusuku kwaye, ngenxa yemifestile yomgangatho ophantsi, ukuya emini), imigoqo ye-granite ephothiweyo, phantsi kweplanga emgangathweni, kunye nesithuba sokungaphandle esilungele ukuphumla ngosuku olufudumeleyo.

Ifomathi yinqanaba le-tavernesque eliphambili kwinqanaba lezitalato, elisoloko liqhuba ukuthetha. Iindwendwe ezincinci zikhuphukela phezulu, ezibandakanya indawo yokuzonwabisa yokuzonwabisa yase-cocktail kunye nomdaniso wokudanisa umkhosi, apho ungabamba nantoni na ukusuka kumhlaba osentshona-ukudansa kunye nokuhamba ezimbini (ekuqaleni kweLwesihlanu kunye neCawa kusihlwa) kwiimvumi zesiLatini ( ngakumbi ngoLwesine) kumculo womdaniso wesiqhelo. Ngamagumbi amaninzi kunye nobusuku obuhlukeneyo bemixholo, unokuhlala ufumana i-niche yakho kwiWoody's, edibanisa isihlwele sabantu bonke ubudala. Abasetyhini bayamkeleka kodwa bayingcinci. Ukusuka kwiWoody, ukuhamba okufutshane ukuya kweminye imivalo ethandwayo yongqingili kummandla, kunye neehotele zendawo kunye neendawo zokutyela ezininzi.