J&L Saloon (Seattle Gay Leather Bar/Dare to be Different/Seattle Gay Bar) golden girls shirt and the rising Bronx hip-hop

and the rising Bronx hip-hop scene — with name-drops to Fab Five Freddy and Grandmaster Flash cementing Blondie as unexpected ambassadors of cross-genre cool

Long before downtown Manhattan became the polished cultural playground it is today

in the world of 1960s America

1967–1988)Located on the famed gay nightlife strip of New York Avenue (and its side alleys) in Atlantic City

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J&L Saloon (Seattle Gay Leather Bar/Dare to be Different/Seattle Gay Bar) golden girls shirt and the rising Bronx hip-hopJ & L Saloon was a foundational gay leather bar in Seattle, established in 1980 by owners Jim and Lance. They transformed a mid century lounge called Le Chateau into what would become the city's first leather bar. The name "J & L" derived from the initials of the owners, and the venue was affectionately nicknamed "Judy's Lounge" by patrons.