Tunnel Bar (New York City Gay Bar/70's to 90's) Size:L They were mementos of nights

They were mementos of nights when Liza commanded the room

steamy rooms

presenting male desire on screen without disguise or euphemism at a time when such representation was nearly absent in commercial film

Queer — William S

newcomers were quietly welcomed

Tunnel Bar (New York City Gay Bar/70's to 90's) Size:L They were mementos of nightsTunnel Bar East Village Gay Bar (late 1970searly 1990s) Located at 116 First Avenue, Tunnel Bar was part of the East Villages gritty, post Stonewall gay nightlifeactive from the late 1970s into the early 1990s. Like many downtown bars of the era, its history lives more in listings, flyers, and memory than in official timelines, but its presence is well documented as a cruisy neighborhood spot during a period when the East Village was loud, artistic,