All LGBTQ+ acquisitions from 2019 through 2021 reflect the support of the Gill Foundation.ĭedicated to documenting the varied experiences of all Coloradans, History Colorado and the Gill Foundation initiated the LGBTQ Collecting Initiative to proactively build a research archive that preserves and promotes the contributions, history, and voices of Colorado’s LGBTQ+ community. Thanks to the generosity of the Gill Foundation, in October 2019 History Colorado hired the Gill Foundation Associate Curator of LGBTQ+ History to manage and expand History Colorado’s LGBTQ+ holdings and to develop the Gill Foundation LGBTQ Archive in recognition of the significant contributions of Tim Gill to the state of Colorado. Within the border on the top left corner, there is text that reads, "Yawn". Denver Trade is a great gay bar Denver Trade is a great gay bar The staff and bartenders are always very welcoming with a huge smile. Below the text and the border is text that says "1942 Broadway 861-9847". There is a black border that surrounds all three men and within the border, on the bottom middle of the poster is text that reads "Denver 1942 Colorado". X Bar, 629 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO, 80203, United States 3038322687. The third man is in front of the cowboy clean-shaven and shirtless. The man to the left and behind the third man is dressed as a cowboy wearing a cowboy hat a flannel shirt and has a handle-bar mustache. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. his traditional Asian upbringing in favor of enjoying his life as openly gay. The leftmost man wears a leather jacket, a leather hat, and has a mustache. Join the Denver Public Library in May 2022 as we celebrate Asian American. This poster features three men in brown ink on yellow paper. The bar was one of the more popular bars during this time with this poster wanted by patrons to own. It may be a tiny hole in the wall, but Denvers longest running gay bar is. The bar's name was "1942" or as it was nicknamed "the 42" or just "42," and was located at 1942 N Broadway, Denver CO down a couple of doors from the also popular bar, The Triangle. Latest reviews, photos and ratings for R & R Denver at 4958 E Colfax Ave. This poster is a good example of advertising of the gay bar scene in the 1970s and 1980s.