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Hitch Hiker existed in a time when LGBTQ nightlife lived in many forms — bars

In the early 1960s

it belonged to that late-20th-century world of flashing signs

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The Copa (Fort Lauderdale Gay Club/1974-2005) cartwheel inn new hope Hitch Hiker existed in aThe Copa Fort Lauderdale, Florida (19742005) Big, bold, and built for the dance floor, The Copa was one of Fort Lauderdales most important gay nightclubsa place that helped define the citys rise as a major LGBTQ destination. Emerging in the early to mid 1970s, it quickly became a centerpiece of the growing South Florida scene. By the 1980s and 1990s, The Copa was in full stridea large scale disco and dance club where music, lights, and crowd energy