The Back Door (Madison, Wisconsin Gay Bar/70's to 80's) Size:S dark corners

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and its own institutions—and The Lark stood at the center of that history for more than four decades

it drew travelers from Boston to Montreal with its mix of small-town charm and full-throttle nightlife: go-go boys one night

PA (1970s–1990s)

The Back Door (Madison, Wisconsin Gay Bar/70's to 80's) Size:S dark cornersThe Back Door, Madisons first openly gay bar, located at 46 N. Park Street. Opened in 1972 by Rodney Scheel, it boldly claimed its nameand its identityat a time when few LGBTQ spaces could do so openly. More than a nightlife venue, The Back Door was a community hearthevolving through phases as a bar, restaurant, piano bar, dance club, and refuge for recently liberated queer people and their allies. Patrons entered through its literal "back door," a