# 5 Ann Arbor Stories: Ann Arbor's Earliest Gay Prevent

# 5 Ann Arbor Stories: Ann Arbor's Earliest Gay Prevent

It began on April 30, 1949, when Cupid Bar rebranded itself as The Fire Bar, transforming a preferred downtown trainee watering hole right into a slightly a lot more preferred downtown trainee watering opening. Nearly half a century later on, The Flame would certainly close, shuttering an Ann Arbor organization. It wasn't Ann Arbor's initial gay bar, and also certainly not its last, yet The Fire played a major duty in the lives of numerous amongst Ann Arbor's LGBT neighborhood - for good and sick.

Further analysis from AADL's Old Information: The Flame bar reviewDeath of Harvey BlanchardThe Fire BoughtThe Fire Reopens on Liberty

It started on April 30, 1949, when Cupid Bar rebranded itself as The Flame Bar, transforming a popular downtown pupil watering hole into a slightly much more popular midtown student sprinkling opening. Practically 50 years later on, The Fire would certainly close, shuttering an Ann Arbor organization. It had not been Ann Arbor's first gay bar, as well as absolutely not its last, yet The Fire played a major role in the lives of lots of amongst Ann Arbor's LGBT neighborhood - completely and unwell.

Further analysis from AADL's Old Information: The Flame bar reviewDeath of Harvey BlanchardThe Flame BoughtThe Flame Resumes on Liberty

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