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Photographer unknown. Tax photo of West 39th Street, c. Unable to obtain a liquor license, c. The club was closed by the police after a few years and moved further uptown to the Hotel Lucerne at 79th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. The club lasted at the Hotel Lucerne for a year before moving to a location on West 48th Street for about six months.

The club was unmarked and located down a flight of stairs. Go-go boys performed on raised platforms. The clientele were primarily gay or bisexual Latino and Black men and trans women of color. Patrons noted it was common for police wagons to park outside the club.

La Escuelita closed in after decades of serving as a refuge for LGBT people of color looking for a space outside the hotspots of mainstream LGBT nightlife in the city. This project is enriched by your participation! Do you have your own images of this site?

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