Difference between revisions of "F.B.I.: “Notorious Types and Places of Amusement”, October 15, 1955-April 15, 1956"

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:A majority of the bars and restaurants in this area cater to lesbians and homosexuals, quite a few of whom reside in the area and are not inhibited in the pursuit of their amorous conquests. In the bars and restaurants there will also be found a segment of the tourist trade who go to the Village to observe the lesbians and queers at play and to enjoy the atmosphere of the “gay life”.
 
:A majority of the bars and restaurants in this area cater to lesbians and homosexuals, quite a few of whom reside in the area and are not inhibited in the pursuit of their amorous conquests. In the bars and restaurants there will also be found a segment of the tourist trade who go to the Village to observe the lesbians and queers at play and to enjoy the atmosphere of the “gay life”.
  
:The following places in the Greenwich village section cater to the lesbians and homosexuals.
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:The following places in the Greenwich Village section cater to the lesbians and homosexuals.
  
 
:Ernie’s  
 
:Ernie’s  

Revision as of 11:14, 6 January 2012

A search of the F.B.I. website indicates that “Liberace Part 3 of 6” contains the search term “queers”.[1] This appears in a section headed:

GENERAL INVESTIGATIVE INTELLIGENCE FILE
SEMI ANNUAL REPORT
For Period October 15, 1955 through April 15, 1956.


This report contains a section “H.” on “Notorious Types and Places of Amusement”. And this includes a part headed “Greenwich Village”, containing the following information:


A majority of the bars and restaurants in this area cater to lesbians and homosexuals, quite a few of whom reside in the area and are not inhibited in the pursuit of their amorous conquests. In the bars and restaurants there will also be found a segment of the tourist trade who go to the Village to observe the lesbians and queers at play and to enjoy the atmosphere of the “gay life”.
The following places in the Greenwich Village section cater to the lesbians and homosexuals.
Ernie’s
76 West 3 Streeet
New York, New York
Club 82
82 West [?] Street
New York, New York
Mona’s
West 3rd Street
New York, New York
Music Box
West Third Street
New York, New York
Page Three
7th Avennue
New York, New York
Swing Rendevous
Mac Dougall Street
New York, New York

Notes

  1. This FBI website search took place on January 6, 2012. We have not clarified why the report below appears in the file about Liberace.