So far, we have limited information on this LGBTQ+ bar in Lancaster. If you have any archival materials or memories of this bar, please contact the LGBT History Project at history@centralpalgbtcenter.org or by calling (717)-920-9534.
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One of the only LGBTQ+ hangouts of the 1950’s and 1960’s in Lancaster, PA, the Village Tavern Night Club was frequented by the LGBTQ+ community. The main level of the bar catered to straight clientele, while the basement level was for LGBTQ+ patrons.
“…it was, it was known more or less as Lancaster’s gay facility for gay men, the downstairs of the Village Night Club.” – George Centini, Garry Hufford and George Centini Oral History The Village Tavern Night Club continued to be the only LGBTQ+ hangout in Lancaster until the business closed in 1968, which opened the opportunity for the Talley Ho Tavern to officially opens its doors as a LGBTQ+ bar in downtown Lancaster. |
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