Title
Adonis-Lounge
Subject
Bar
Description
The Adonis-Lounge was a dingy dive bar that was in operation between the years 1924 and 1933. Sailors and queer men often frequented it, women and straight men were never seen at the establishment. It had a very dark atmosphere, so much so that it was often referred to as "the Pits."
Source
Gordon, Mel. 2000. Voluptuous Panic: The Erotic World of Weimar Berlin. Feral House. California: Los Angeles. https://monoskop.org/images/4/44/Gordon_Mel_Voluptuous_Panic_2006.pdf
Coverage
Weimar era Berlin, Germany
Dates
1924-1933
Participants
Sailors, queer men