Jack’s/Summit Station Historical Marker Dedication
Schedule
Sat Jun 10 2023 at 12:30 pm to Sun Jun 11 2023 at 01:00 am
Location
2210 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43201-1319, United States | Columbus, OH
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In 1970, Petie Brown, a trumpeter and young lesbian, got a part-time bartending job at Jack's A Go-Go to support her aspiring singing career. Word spread fast that a lesbian was behind the bar, and soon Jack's began attracting lesbian women in scores. Petie left the bar along the way, but the word was out, and the bar's owners welcomed the lesbian patrons. When the bar came up for sale 10 years later, Petie rounded up every penny she had and bought it. In 1980 she renamed it Summit Station, established it as a safe space for lesbians and friends, and thus was born Ohio's longest-running lesbian bar. As Petie tells it, it was one of the first three lesbian bars in the United States. Forty-two years after the opening of the bar, a small group of former patrons banded together to pay tribute to Petie and the bar. In partnership with the Ohio History Connection a historical marker will be placed permanently in front of the space that held Summit Station.
The marker will be dedicated on June 10, 2023. We are raising funds to cover the cost of the marker, placement of the marker and festivities to mark the occasion. The space is currently occupied by The Summit Music Hall and the owners of the current bar have generously offered to hold a reunion of new and old Summit Station patrons. Details about the event will be added as they become available. We hope to have bands, DJs, comedians, etc. for an afternoon and evening of celebration. The event will be a co-production of Fast Friday Productions, Friends of Summit Station, Lesbians Benefitting the Arts, and Girlz Rhythm and Rock Camp.
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Where is it happening?
2210 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43201-1319, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays: