Historic gay bar greenwich village ny

The Village Purple Onion opened in and became a popular go-go bar, discotheque, and gay hangout three years later. Advertisement for reopening of Village Purple Onion following liquor license, June 16, Source: The Villager. It is unknown if Sargeant had any connection to the New York City bar. The establishment continued to serve food but became most known as a go-go bar and discotheque with nightly entertainment.

The Village Purple Onion employed topless female dancers and served as a performance venue for up-and-coming musicians such as Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix. This project is enriched by your participation! Do you have your own images of this site?

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Or a story to share? Would you like to suggest a different historic site? Share on Facebook Email this. Header Photo. Credit: Christopher D. Go-go dancers in front of the Village Purple Onion, earlys. Source: JohnStraubImageWorks. Color photo of Village Purple Onion, Source: Vassilis Photopoulos. Entry by Emily Kahn, project consultant September Koch Year Built: c.

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