Thanks
CBD about the info on Cooper's Do-nuts raid. I didn't know about that.
image source: Stephen Seemayer and Pamela Wilson's film, Young Turks
This Amoeba blog post talks about those events:
http://www.amoeba.com/blog/2013/06/eric-s-blog.html
Quote:
Originally Posted by BDiH
Boy oh boy, do I miss Cooper Donuts. Many a pleasant hour spent there, especially at Santa Monica & Fairfax.
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BDiH. what corner of SMB and Fairfax was this located? Do you know when it closed?
Other locations mentioned in the blog article:
"Some of Main St.'s establishments continued to operate as theaters like the
Optic Theatre (533 S. Main). Main St. and the surrounding area was also home to several clubs and bars popular with gays like the
Biltmore, the
Brass Rail, the
Cellar (521 S. Main), the
Crown Jewel (754 S. Olive),
Harold's 555 Club (555 S. Main),
Jolie's,
Maxwell's, the
Numbers, the
326 (326 S. Spring), the
Waldorf, and the
Burbank (548 S. Main), which featured Jazz, and burlesque, etc. There were also numerous small eateries, one of which was Cooper's Do-nuts, a 24 hour coffee and donut spot popular with a clientele comprised in part of multiracial trans and hustlers. The network of hangouts came to be known as 'The Run'."
So...these places were around The Rosslyn Hotel...
The
Harold's establishment mentioned above and in the last couple pages at 555 S. Main St. is seen in the following undated photo:
http://www.amoeba.com/blog/2013/06/eric-s-blog.html