Maxine’s (Historic Philadelphia Gay Bar/1920s to early 1980s) Size:L Despite frequent police raids

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” Doc Johnson’s Adult World was the equal-opportunity emporium where straights and gays alike shopped side by side—part curiosity shop

Maxine’s (Historic Philadelphia Gay Bar/1920s to early 1980s) Size:L Despite frequent police raidsMaxines Philadelphia, PA (1920searly 1980s) Located at 243 S. Camac Street in Philadelphias Gayborhood, Maxines was one of the citys earliest and most enduring queer spacesoperating as a speakeasy and bar from the 1920s through the early 1980s. At a time when few places openly welcomed LGBTQ patrons, it carved out a rare, semi hidden space where people could gather with a sense of ease. Often claimed to be the countrys oldest gay bar in its day,