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Photographer: Andrew Ruppenstein
Taken: October 3, 2016
Caption: Stonewall Inn and Marker - Wide View
Additional Description: The marker is visible here, located high and just to the left of the entrance.

The Stonewall Inn was not a fancy establishment -- even its regular customers described it as a dive. Operated by the Mafia, the bar served watered-down drinks without a liquor license. Its two dark rooms had no running water -- just a tub where the drinking glasses were rinsed for reuse. The Stonewall Inn was, however, one of the only places gay people in New York City could socialize, providing a rare haven where they could drink, dance to the jukebox, and be themselves. -- Introduction: Stonewall Riots, American Experience, PBS
Submitted: October 15, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p366054
File Size: 2.324 Megabytes

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