Phase 1 (bar)

Phase 1
Exterior and entrance to Phase 1
Restaurant information
Established 1970
Dress code casual
Street address 525 8th St SE (8th and E)
City Washington, DC
County USA
State District of Columbia
Website http://www.phase1capitolhill.com/

Phase 1, also known as The Phase, is a lesbian bar and nightclub at 525 8th Street, Southeast in Washington, D.C. Located one block south of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE near Eastern Market in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, Phase 1 is the oldest continually operating lesbian bar in the United States and the oldest operating LGBT bar in Washington, D.C.[1][2]

History

In 1971, Allen Carroll and Chris Jansen founded Phase 1 and would go on to open another LGBT bar in Southeast, Ziegfeld's.[3] Phase 1 was originally located beside Plus One, a gay bar that broke the city’s “no same-sex dancing” code when owners Henry Hecht of the Hecht's department store family, Donn Culver, and Bill Bickford installed a dance floor.[2] The current manager of Phase 1 is senait teklehaimanot.[4]

Events

Phase 1 is a sponsor of Capital Pride, the LGBT pride festival held each year in Washington, D.C. and the fourth largest gay pride event in the United States.[5][6] Phase 1 also works with local organizations such as the Whitman-Walker Clinic and D.C. Rape Crisis Center.[7]

In August 2007, musician Mara Levi, Phase 1 manager Angela Lombardi, and Riot Grrl, Ink organized the first Phase Fest.[8] The three-day event hosted at Phase 1 featured local and nationwide musical acts such as God-Des and She, Nicky Click, and others which are geared towards lesbians.[9][10] The event became the largest queer art and music festival on the East Coast.[7] PhaseFest 2008 was held September 10 to September 13.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ford, Elise (2006). Night & Day Washington, DC: Night+day Cool Cities Series. ASDavis Media Group. p. 168. ISBN 0-9766013-4-6.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Muzzy, Frank (2005). Gay and Lesbian Washington D.C. Arcadia Publishing. p. 104. ISBN 0-7385-1753-4.
  3. ↑ Najafi, Yusef (September 13, 2007). "A Pioneer Passes – Phase 1, Ziegfeld’s founder dies at 61". Metro Weekly. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
  4. ↑ "30 under 30". Washington Blade. June 13, 2008. Archived from the original on June 17, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
  5. ↑ "2008 Capital Pride Parade Contingents". Capital Pride. Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
  6. ↑ Chandler, Michael (June 11, 2007). "Street Fest Lets Gays Revel in Freedom". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "30 under 30". Washington Blade. June 13, 2008. Archived from the original on June 17, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
  8. ↑ Volin, Katherine (August 10, 2007). "Phase in the music". Washington Blade. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
  9. ↑ O’Bryan, Will (August 16, 2007). "In Phase – Phast Fest 2007". Metro Weekly. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
  10. ↑ Najafi, Yusef (August 16, 2007). "Nicky Click – Phase Fest 2007". Metro Weekly. Retrieved July 11, 2008.

Coordinates: 38°52′55″N 76°59′42″W / 38.881992°N 76.994988°W