![]() The Greyhound bus depot, Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill, and the restrooms in the University Plaza Hotel and at the University of Washington were also known as meeting spots for gay men. The Double Header above The Casino, opened in 1934, possibly the oldest continuously operating gay bar in the United States, and The Spinning Wheel on Union Street and 2nd Avenue, a cabaret featuring female impersonators, were open to both gay and straight clientele during the 1930s. The Casino, opened in 1930 on the corner of Washington Street and 2nd Avenue, was known as "the only place on the West Coast that was open and free for gay people", and where same-sex dancing was allowed. ![]() Pioneer Square, also known as "Skid Road" or "Fairyville," with its bars, clubs, and cabarets probably was the center of early public gay life in Seattle. In the 1920s and 1930s, early establishments open to homosexuals were concentrated in areas of ill repute.
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