Shelly's Leg (Exterior Sign/Seattle LGBTQ Disco/1973-1977/Gay Disco/Gay Seattle/Seattle Gay Club) blue sunshine complete with bootblack stands and

complete with bootblack stands and the pulse of 1970s subculture

Lines like “Listen to the sound of the earth turning” or “Imagine one thousand suns in the sky at the same time” anticipated the spirit of peace and imagination that later shaped her collaborations with John Lennon

Though the bar has long since closed

Alongside Candy Darling and Holly Woodlawn

For 25 years

Shelly's Leg (Exterior Sign/Seattle LGBTQ Disco/1973-1977/Gay Disco/Gay Seattle/Seattle Gay Club) blue sunshine complete with bootblack stands andShellys Leg wasnt just a disco it was a revolution on the dance floor. When it opened in 1973, it made history as Seattles first openly gay nightclub, blazing a glitter strewn trail through the citys nightlife. The club got its unforgettable name from an unforgettable woman: Shelly Bauman, who lost her leg in a freak cannon accident during a Bastille Day celebration in 1970. Rather than retreat, Shelly used her legal settlement to light up the night