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A small, crude dive bar with ratty decor, a too-loud jazz band, the pervasive smell of beer, and "an aura of frustration and menacing sadism". Frequented by older butches/Bubis who often postured and argued while drunk and sometimes physically fought…

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Advertised as "The Intimate Nexus of the Ladies-World", this was mostly a lesbian bar with live tango music (and an irritating male violinist who begs for tips) and good food. The front was decorated in an artistic café style with real flowers on the…

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Spinnboden is an archive and library dedicated to recording lesbian history. Started in 1973 by members of the Homosexuelle Aktion Westberlin (HAW), Spinnboden is dedicated to ensuring the histories, relationships, and achievements of lesbian/queer…

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Kitty-Kuse-Platz is a town square named in honor of Lesbian activist Kitty Kuse. The area was chosen for its proximity to many lesbian meeting places, as well as relevant areas to important historical lesbians, and people who were otherwise important…

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Begine serves as a cultural hotspot and meeting place exclusively for women, appealing to more alternative and/or lesbian women specifically. It holds many events and also a has a Cafe that is used as a place for women to meet, chat, and make…

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A primarily lesbian bar/club that was open in Berlin. Located at Schwerinstrasse 13 (near Nollendorfplatz) and was in operation between 1924-1931. It was previously known as "Westend-Ressource" during the German Empire and was renamed to "Gründers…

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Zauberflote was a beautiful dance emporium in Berlin that would entertain both gay men and lesbian women. There were three separate floors, each floor could pack in about 1,500 partygoers. The first floor was a dancehall that was strictly for…

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Suzie Fu is one of the few bars I have found labeled to be "Lesbian bars". As the translated description says: "The youngest lesbian pub
in Berlin... so down to earth,". They serve meals and are in a large public area.

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The Bülow-Casino was a "women's club" and transgender-friendly Bar made by Helene Diller and Kathe Bloche in 1910. They allowed the renting of rooms inside their bar as the owners may have been strapped for cash. The Bar later dissolved in 1914…

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A lesbian bar in the middle of the Berlin party district. They advertise a cafe during the day and a party venue and bar at night.

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