This bar was very different from other gay bars at the time, because it attracted gay men with a very masculine style and who often wore leather and other traditionally ‘tough’ clothing. The space had formerly been a pub, but the owners decided to open The Eagle’s Nest there instead after the 1969 Stonewall Riots. This started in the 1970s, when the first Eagle Bar opened in New York City.

If you like to travel, you may have noticed that there are gay bars in many different cities named The Eagle Bar or sometimes just The Eagle.