The Blue Parrot Gay Bar West Hollywood California 8851 Santa Monica Matchbook

Description: The Blue Parrot Gay Bar West Hollywood California 8851 Santa Monica Blvd Matchbook / MatchboxOwn a Rare Piece of Smoking / Advertising History / Matchbook Art "Do You have a Match?"..... you never get asked that anymore. Remember this being your spot and the good times you had? Did you work, manage or do a shift there? Maybe someone in your family owned this establishment? Did you attend a Party? Was this place in your neighborhood and you went there often or get something to go? When you walked in, did everyone shout out your name? We are UNABLE TO SHIP BEYOND THE USA / NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING OR SALES / USA ZIP CODES ONLYPlease examine and take a close look at the item images, very close. it is not a stock image. It is the actual item.WE COMBINE shipping and handling on multiple orders. Charges are calculated quickly and a refund will be sent back to you immediately. We are unable to hold on to merchandise over any period of time. Items really should be paid for almost immediately. There is a 48 hour limit before the buyer get's an automatic "unpaid item reminder" for not paying in a timely manner. Expect your item to be sent out the next business day after being paid, using excellent secured packing materials. WE SHIP EVERYDAY UNLESS THERE IS A HOLIDAY, IT WOULD BE THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY. If you have any questions, a response is 24/7. Also, view the 1500 Matchbooks we have currently listed. New items are added weekly. Please consider saving or following our store on Ebay to be updated on our weekly listings. Expect Great Service! According to One Archives at the USC Libraries, The Blue Parrot gay bar, located at 8851 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, opened in 1978 and closed in 1982. Described as a “swanky fern bar”, it was located where Revolver Video Bar is today on the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Larrabee Street. Revolver Video Bar is famously known for its revolving doors, and The Blue Parrot was known for its tropical theme and giant panoramic windows that put every patron on display during a time when queer bars on the Santa Monica strip had tinted, foggy, or covered windows so that passing cars couldn’t look inside. A 1980 KCBS-TV “Two on the Town” report features The Blue Parrot Bar on Santa Monica Boulevard years before West Hollywood’s cityhood in what was then an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County. The reporter also visits the Mother Lode West Hollywood, described as a Western-themed bar on Santa Monica near Robertson.Former patrons remember the overall setup for The Blue Parrot which was pretty much the same as what we see at Revolver today. You had the bar to the west wall, there was a second bar to the back, and the restrooms downstairs were notoriously known for sexual encounters. Some differences were the pool table towards the main entrance to the right. At some point, there were round tables with artificial palm trees in the main floor, and there was a pinball machine possibly by the bar to the left or at the back bar, based on the video footage from Two on the Town. “I can’t remember the setup,” said one source. “I was a kid. I was cute. I had a fake ID, and everyone wanted to buy me drinks. I can confirm that the restrooms were downstairs because I gave plenty of blowjobs down there [laughs]–I do remember that, but don’t ask me who these men were.” A grainy photo of the interior by Frank Ellis has been circulating in gay history Facebook groups like Gay Vintage Los Angeles for Men. However, based on eyewitness accounts, it appears the scan of the negative or the photo was accidentally flipped horizontally.

Price: 34.75 USD

Location: San Diego, California

End Time: 2025-01-21T05:31:57.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5.15 USD