Per article in the newspaper Northwest Gay Review, June 1977 written by W Holman “A Gay History – lest it be forgotten” sheds many stories on lesbians entitled Portland Lesbians, Where Are You? “Some relief from social isolation came during the late sixties when lesbians began frequenting gay male bars such as the long-since razed Harbor (Inn/Club). Making the step from the closet to the bards, risking discovery by fellow workers or neighbors or cops, had to be an act of desperation and courage.

[continued in the same article on page 12] Women were first admitted to gay men’s bars by default. A new men’s bar would open causing a formerly popular bar to lose its clientele. The owners [straight, of course] would decide to let lesbians in. Since few gay women frequented the bars in those days, the owners would let anybody else in who would spend money, and since a bar that admitted lesbians were considered a degenerate dive, the new traffic would include a percentage of hardcore creeps. The place would often either close or be remodeled and reopened as a straight bar. The Magic Gardens (once The Club Northwest) has gone through at least two such cycles. About the only local establishment that was an exception to this pattern was Demas, always gay-owned now Darcelle XV. Below left, ad from The Fountain newspaper 1971.

Check out the book: Darcelle: Looking from my mirror which details how Walter W Cole performed for the first time in drag, which was here at established as Tina Sandell was performing here - year 1969. However, in all advertisements, no drag shows are mentioned.

ABOVE LEFT AD - The Fountain newspaper, 1971. ABOVE RIGHT article is from The Columns newspaper (Seattle, WA) in June 1971. BELOW Ad from The Fountain newspaper, 1971. BELOW RIGHT - sign to “MEET YOUR PRINCESS ROYAL CANDIDATES” sign either is 1971 or 1972.

Notice from The Vector newspaper San Francisco - 1971?

Paper by Jamie R Walton – Gay and Lesbian Archives – Profession Ann Mussey December 1, 2000 Locations: (1) The Model Inn (2) Zorba the Greek Walton Page 2-5 CLICK HERE TO READ talks about Magic Garden, Other Side of Midnight as well.