Everyone Calm Down - The 19 Bar Isn't Closing (Yet)

Patrons go to the Loring Park bar, established in 1952, because they want a reasonably priced drink (and pool game) in a chill atmosphere. Some used to go not even knowing it was a gay bar, before the bar owner hung a huge neon sign that said “GAY BAR” on the wall. Mostly, people thought of it as their neighborhood place.

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