Escuelita
Appearance
Escuelita | |
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Restaurant information | |
Closed | 2016[1] |
Previous owner(s) | Savyon Zabar |
Street address | 301 West 39th Street |
City | New York |
State | New York |
Postal/ZIP Code | 10018 |
Coordinates | 40°45′20″N 73°59′30″W / 40.755612°N 73.991565°W |
Escuelita (transl. "Little school") was a Latin LGBTQ nightclub in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.[1] It has been described as one of the first "LGBTQ salsa and Latin dance clubs" in the United States.[2] The bar was owned by Savyon Zabar.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Lee, Morgan (2016-03-03). "Escuelita, NYC Latin LGBT club and former home of MikeQ's Vogue Knights, closes". Fact Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ "LGBTQ Performance in Salsa (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ "Owner Of NYC Gay Nightclub Found Strangled In His Bed". www.logotv.com. Retrieved 2024-02-29.