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Ventura Boulevard in San Fernando Valley has a secret history of gay bars

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Singer Beverly Shaw, a nightclub pioneer, identified as a lesbian, owned the upscale lesbian space Club Laurel in the 1950s.

Club Laurel opened in 1957 and was one of the earliest lesbian nightclubs in the San Fernando Valley. It was located on Ventura Boulevard.

Photo: ONE Archives at USC Libraries. When Oil Can Harry’s had its last call, it was the end of an era. The Studio City club was the last venue in a once thriving string of LGBTQ bars that dotted Ventura Boulevard.

Club Laurel was an upscale lesbian venue owned by singer Beverly Shaw, who was a nightclub pioneer and identified as a lesbian in the 1950s.

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