3:50 - You can very clearly see what is now Spin nightclub in the background at Halsted/Belmont.
2:48 - car starting up. I haven't heard a car start up like that in years.
3:00-3:18 - You can see a "Halsted" street sign. That's shot at the intersection of Halsted and Aldine. The Nookies Tree building is in the background at the right.
Chicago, Illinois, June 26, 1977 - - That's where I would place it. I recognize the intersection of Belmont & Halsted. The models of the cars, the color of the license plates, and the reference to Anita Bryant would put this in 1977. With cars parked on the street and traffic coming from the other direction, it looks like Mayor Bilandic had not yet started to grant parade permits to the gay community.
This footage was filmed in Chicago. If you look very carefully, you can see a vintage CTA bus ride by. This footage made me laugh and cry. I miss my old friends SO much!
This is fantastic. I love it! There are so many amazing things here. The guys sitting on the piles of crates, the guy rolling off the film...all groovy!
This Old Gay woman says this much of this was Chicago for sure, tho some doesn't seem to be ....and yes, we had quite the Gay culture back then. Parades were also a bit more politcal
Halsted ST. Between Belmont and Addison for sure can be seen...it was where we lined up for the parade.
1977 to think stone wall was only 10 years ago..took a lot of guts for these people at that time to stand for there rights. I remember how phobic people still where at the time, and many still today. you can almost feel a feeling of discomfort by the crowd the kids snarling on the bus reminded me how hard it was in the schools at that time toward gays. congratulation to them for being there at the time opening and changing human and gay rights today...
I know me I would have got off that float and woop those kids ass then beat the sh*t out of that Adult there that allowed that Sh*t. ANd i am so Serios
i lived on broadway in chicago in the 80's and remember the pride parades. We had a great view sitting out on the roof of our apartment building. It's so cool to see it even earlier than when i was there. Isn't it amazing how you still see very similar types of people at pride nowadays?
This was very interesting. Chicago is definitely the locale for this parade. Just looking at the cars & hairstyles from that era brings back memories. I noticed 1 thing however. The parade apparently was on just one side of the street. They didn't have the whole street back then? Today, it would be unthinkable, not to mention unwieldy.
This is before 1978 ...why??? BECAUSE THERE IS NO PRIDE/RAINBOW FLAGS!!! which were invented by GILBERT BAKER IN SF '78.....so i guess its between '75-77(thats a guess).
According to a good friend of mine this is Chicago 1976. He says it was the bicentenial celebration of the Pride Parade. Besides, the green CTA buses, the Pepe's Tacos, the final shot of the Belmont exit of Lake Shore Drive, the CPD cars and all of the shots of Halsted street all are total give-a-ways. How awesome is this video! I wish they had included it on the recent DVD release of Out & Proud in Chicago.
silent,gypsy no, this is the late 70's You missed some fashion that wasnt around in 70 and look at some of the makes of the cars... this is at the earliest 1977
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I think it has to be Chicago. I visited the Boystown area in the 70's only once but it was very much like what we see here then, plus the accent of various speakers sounds Chicagoan. Plus, if it ain't NYC or LA or SF, it pretty much HAD to be Chicago to have that size of a parade in the 70's.
I am Spanish, and do not know the place.I can´t talk about it. I only want to say that we have to admit that everything what we have obtained today, gays, lesbians... is thanks to the brave ones that went out to the streets from the first moment. Thanks to that you defended the right to be free when it was not not easy at all.
If anyone is interested, slowing the video down reveals "Chicago's Lincoln Park Lagooners" which, is a gay social organisation and is still in existance today.
Okay I've revised my guess on location...I'm guessing it's Chicago because of all those light brown Buildings, the Police Uniforms, and the Float that is titled 'The Third Coast'...Although I went to Chicago for college, I don't recognize any of the buildings, so I don't feel very confident.
I think this must be in San Francisco. The buildings are too low to be New York, and too close together to be L.A. And I think those 3 cities are the only ones that had gay parades this big in the 70's.
As a born and raised San Franciscan I can definately say that this is NOT San Francisco...but where? I think it must be somwehere in new York, with those water towers in the background, and the far west village is very flat like that.
Type in "Middle sexes experiment on homophobia" in the search box at the top of this screen and have a look. Explains everything about you (Americanrodder69) and everything you stand for - hypocrite!
Oops. did i strike a nerve there Americanrodder69. Did you have a look at the clip and see that it was a bit too close to the truth? Everyone reading your retard comments can see you for the piece of scumfilth you are. Yes you're right ,You ARE a hypocrite and more than likely a closet fag with it. Your kind are a dying breed, thank God!
There needs to be a function on Youtube where an electric zap (lethal) can be sent to supreme asshole commenters. If there was such a function, you'd be mashed potatoes, bud!
Nyah nyah nyah! MY wish came before YOUR wish! You got zapped first! And you get the stupid award for being a supposed "homophobe" commenting on a "FAG PARADE" video! Chortle! What? You watched it "by mistake?" Was your "wife" watching with you, big guy? Guffaw guffaw!
Fuck off u homophobe! it's people like u make me sick! because of homphobes every 5 hours a teen kills themselfs because they r gay and have been neglected and abused! screw u!!!!
@06arnoldl everything seemed so simple then in the 1970s and happy Happy Joy Joy!!!!! the guy speaking @ 6:27 now that is the exact attitude we need to keep having in 20eleven & beyond
Its quite nice to party, express urself and have your fun but lets not loose focus on the vision. America needs a complete makeover and radical change when it comes to the gay movement. at 2007 we can no longer tolerate obnoxious unfair discriminatory treatment from our own legal system from which we are taxed. time for a constitutional ban statewide on homophobic legislation.
Its quite nice to party, express urself and have your fun but lets not loose focus on the vision. America needs a complete makeover and radical change when it comes to the gay movement. at 2007 we can no longer tolerate obnoxious unfair discriminatory treatment from our own legal system from which we are taxed. time for a constitutional ban statewide on homophobic legislation.
once we have acheived this, Drag queens ( you know, the BOLD, folks with balls who were man enough to fight the police at the original stonewall riots?)at parades will be irrelevant and not scapegoated as the cause for homophobia.
Well, most people agree this is Chicago. It must be before 1978 (probably '77) because there are no rainbow flags present (flags were first used in San Fran in '77, then branched out to other places in the proceeding years.
a 'stereotype' in this context usually implies that there is a 'norm' in another context. kinda ironic, I guess. The feminine or androgynous gay, or male, or even Female has been an icon for gays since ancient history. the true matter here is societal mores
dont you think youve just exaggerated. I said *AN* icon, I did Not say, " all gays..........since the beginning of man..........." Translation: it may not be for " you" but it IS and HAS BEEN a PART of gay *culture* for a VERY long time, probably since recorded history. got it ?
PS. Reminder it IS called a *parade* people usually wear lavish costumes at those at those and have floats. youve seen st patrics day parade right? to see a modern Gay pride parade one can also put " gay pride 2007" into its search engine on this site and then observe.
My first Gay Pride to go to was in Columbus, Ohio, about 1973 I think. A few speakers and everyone held hands and counted off. 299 people showed up, then we went home. That was pride, about 2 hours. How historic, I love that memory
Definitely Chicago - I live on this route - which is STILL the route of the Chicago Pride Parade - join us this year Sunday, June 24. The fun starts at 12pm ends roughly by 4pm - or whenever we run out of candy!
Also, it would be good to start archiving these types of clips to document the history of the community's struggle for Civil Rights.
Also, there is a phone # on one of the apartment buildings (the four story with the rounded bay windows). There is no area code, but the prefix if 477 which does exist in Chicago I think but I'm not sure where.
Towards the beginning there is a drag queen wearing the famous feathered hairdue of the Charlie Angels. That hair cut started with that show which aired in 1976. Also, I saw a couple of Monte Carlo's which were made between 1972 and 1977. There was also a Ford Pinto (the car that the "knight" was being made up in front of) which was manufactured between 1971 and 1980. With the Anita Bryant reference, I would say this is about 1978 (or late 77).
It probably is Chicago because the Holloween contest one was in Chicago and shot around the same time. I didn't realize Chicago had much gay culture back then.
This is almost certainly shot in Chicago in 1977. The image (and recording?) of Anita Bryant would date it as taking place then, and it looks very much like Boys Town. I thought I saw a CTA logo on the bus, but maybe not. Can't read the theater marquee either, but maybe someone else can. Where did you get it?
It didn't look like New York or San Francisco to me. I figured it might be Chicago. The buildings don't look like San Fran or NYC. I'm baffled. lol It's pretty cool for 1970's.
I doubt it's New York, no architecture indicates it and though the video has plenty of people talking, they all talk either with California accents or at the very least non-New Yorker accents. So I think the thing is between I've lived in SF and though I saw several wooden houses and structures typical of it's architecture, I saw just as much that wasn't typical of SF, so I don't know for sure.
Well, I've gone over the video a few times, and shown it to my father. Socially and politically speaking, I can think of only three places that this event could even happen: New York, San Francisco, and LA. Within San Francisco, it could only happen south of Market, as there are too many brick buildings and no hills for it to be anywhere else.
3:50 - You can very clearly see what is now Spin nightclub in the background at Halsted/Belmont.
2:48 - car starting up. I haven't heard a car start up like that in years.
3:00-3:18 - You can see a "Halsted" street sign. That's shot at the intersection of Halsted and Aldine. The Nookies Tree building is in the background at the right.
What a wonderful historical record.
rcktmanil 2 months ago
It does look like it could be Chicago
mya4210 3 months ago
This is people being who they are
timewasteland 6 months ago
@ 0:21 the float says "The Gold Coast" which was Chicago's first gay leather bar...
73bosshog 7 months ago
All I know for sure is that this was filmed before body hair was outlawed on gay men!
somewhatlongdong 7 months ago
Chicago, Illinois, June 26, 1977 - - That's where I would place it. I recognize the intersection of Belmont & Halsted. The models of the cars, the color of the license plates, and the reference to Anita Bryant would put this in 1977. With cars parked on the street and traffic coming from the other direction, it looks like Mayor Bilandic had not yet started to grant parade permits to the gay community.
Cue773Chgo 8 months ago
This footage was filmed in Chicago. If you look very carefully, you can see a vintage CTA bus ride by. This footage made me laugh and cry. I miss my old friends SO much!
GayPrideChannel 10 months ago
This is fantastic. I love it! There are so many amazing things here. The guys sitting on the piles of crates, the guy rolling off the film...all groovy!
TheSnowbird2011 10 months ago
This is fantastic. I love it!
TheSnowbird2011 10 months ago
to me this looks more like around 1980, give or take a year or so. idunno.
methadone808 10 months ago
LGBT or hetero, we're all the same! Love is love!
DJacqu8351 11 months ago 2
Remarkable!
viduabird 11 months ago
Chicago, 100% certain
bluefriend62 1 year ago
werq bearded lady!!!!
nativestyle26 1 year ago
Thanks! It's great film, professional shot and edited. I hope someone can identify both where it was done and by whom.
jackal59 1 year ago
Simply wonderful documentary material from the 70s. LGBT rights are human rights. Human rights are indivisible!
Thanks a lot for uploading!
LesMarvelous 1 year ago
I could see a LTD Landau 1975. It makes it anywhere between 1975 and 1978 I guess...
cobolsaurus 1 year ago
1:00 to 1:10 is so sweet <3
Rawru 1 year ago
at 05:55 the store on the right side of the screen appears to be "PACIFIC STEREO"
Gulfporter 1 year ago
Thank you for posting this video, we posted this on our blog backinthegays so our readers see how things have changed. Great eyecandy
backinthegays 1 year ago
This Old Gay woman says this much of this was Chicago for sure, tho some doesn't seem to be ....and yes, we had quite the Gay culture back then. Parades were also a bit more politcal
Halsted ST. Between Belmont and Addison for sure can be seen...it was where we lined up for the parade.
Ninure 1 year ago
This Old Fag woman says this much of this was Chicago for sure....
Halsted ST. Bewteeb Belmont and Addison for sure.
Ninure 1 year ago
"Are we going to be on television?"
No, you're going to be on YOUTUBE! \o/
OpticalFascism 1 year ago
Amazing History!!! This is just BEAUTIFUL!!
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Lol, classic...
Cbgb1204 1 year ago 3
1977 to think stone wall was only 10 years ago..took a lot of guts for these people at that time to stand for there rights. I remember how phobic people still where at the time, and many still today. you can almost feel a feeling of discomfort by the crowd the kids snarling on the bus reminded me how hard it was in the schools at that time toward gays. congratulation to them for being there at the time opening and changing human and gay rights today...
kyolym 1 year ago
wow where did u get this??
funkyladybean 1 year ago
San Francisco!!!!!
michaeldaystudio 1 year ago
The film A Very Natural Thing has footage of the gay pride parade of 1973, including interviews with people who attended.
Browned79 1 year ago
This clip is amazing, it's so interesting to see how things were in those days.
ReignFury 2 years ago
Ever see any clips from the 1979 Pride Parade in West Hollywood?
IYAMNI 2 years ago
I know me I would have got off that float and woop those kids ass then beat the sh*t out of that Adult there that allowed that Sh*t. ANd i am so Serios
28Tequilah 2 years ago
It looked as thought it may have been both sides in some places. That said two things struck me watching this.
The first is the cars, aka land yachts! They were HUGE!
The second is sadder, how many of those people probably died young because of the advent of HIV.
kd1s 2 years ago
Queens never change eh?.....
pjc2475 2 years ago
i lived on broadway in chicago in the 80's and remember the pride parades. We had a great view sitting out on the roof of our apartment building. It's so cool to see it even earlier than when i was there. Isn't it amazing how you still see very similar types of people at pride nowadays?
superqueerkiss 2 years ago
I love the str8 but not narrow family that comments on how everybody from "cripples" to gays should fight for civil rights!
MrSteventodd 2 years ago
@MrSteventodd Me too, and I give thanks to that kind man & his family who were far ahead of many people at the time.
bluefriend62 1 year ago
The Anita Bryant postcard or photo given to the guy on the bus would definitely make it circa 1977.
MsChanel51 2 years ago
I would guess 1976 as it was USA Bicentennial year and Chicago for sure.
garmjr1979 2 years ago
Chicago for sure. No doubt. I see early 70 cars not late 70 s
006535971 2 years ago
Why is Bizet's Carmen Oberture related with this?
allegroorizaba 2 years ago
This was very interesting. Chicago is definitely the locale for this parade. Just looking at the cars & hairstyles from that era brings back memories. I noticed 1 thing however. The parade apparently was on just one side of the street. They didn't have the whole street back then? Today, it would be unthinkable, not to mention unwieldy.
hoffenpot 3 years ago 7
Thanks for posting. It was nice seeing some former sex-partners. This is Chicago and either 76-77, that era. Brighter days and easier lays.
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link3657 3 years ago
This is before 1978 ...why??? BECAUSE THERE IS NO PRIDE/RAINBOW FLAGS!!! which were invented by GILBERT BAKER IN SF '78.....so i guess its between '75-77(thats a guess).
sydneygayboi 3 years ago
According to a good friend of mine this is Chicago 1976. He says it was the bicentenial celebration of the Pride Parade. Besides, the green CTA buses, the Pepe's Tacos, the final shot of the Belmont exit of Lake Shore Drive, the CPD cars and all of the shots of Halsted street all are total give-a-ways. How awesome is this video! I wish they had included it on the recent DVD release of Out & Proud in Chicago.
RCA76 3 years ago
I'm so proud of everyone that was in that parade, they are our forefathers and mothers in some cases.
Everyone of those people in that video have helped get us our civil rights, just remember... we still have a long way to go.
Signed a gay 21YO in the UK
BadIkkleFraggle 3 years ago 3
the origional parade was in 1969 at 1:20AM, 43 christopher street, stonewall inn, greenwich village, new york.
thats where it all started.
this is a momorial march in 1970 many were held all over america.
silentgypsy 3 years ago
silent,gypsy no, this is the late 70's You missed some fashion that wasnt around in 70 and look at some of the makes of the cars... this is at the earliest 1977
Clemburke1111 3 years ago
you are correct. some of cars are def mid to late 70's
sleekcartim 3 years ago
1969 was the Stonewall riot, June 28, I dont believe there were parades that year for it took a little bit for people to organize more.
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wonder how many died of aids by now
waynegm777 3 years ago
r they like shouting to the world IM GAY
FalloutOfMe 3 years ago
Anyone knows what's the song at the end?
deadxkorps 3 years ago
this has to be something like 77...
cobolsaurus 3 years ago
I think it has to be Chicago. I visited the Boystown area in the 70's only once but it was very much like what we see here then, plus the accent of various speakers sounds Chicagoan. Plus, if it ain't NYC or LA or SF, it pretty much HAD to be Chicago to have that size of a parade in the 70's.
chevychase 3 years ago
I am Spanish, and do not know the place.I can´t talk about it. I only want to say that we have to admit that everything what we have obtained today, gays, lesbians... is thanks to the brave ones that went out to the streets from the first moment. Thanks to that you defended the right to be free when it was not not easy at all.
xavienlinea 3 years ago 3
Yep, I agree. It's Chicago. I didn't realize it at first but I think you guys are right. I wouldn't think Chicago had a GPD that long ago.
BEARWORLD 4 years ago
My best guess is Chicago as well - at 3:56 the back of the mans tee shirt reads Chicago Lincoln Park ...
My favourite is the black guy on the float with his white boyfriend, they look so happy !
I am nostalgic for the 70s. Love this video.
garmjr1979 4 years ago
If anyone is interested, slowing the video down reveals "Chicago's Lincoln Park Lagooners" which, is a gay social organisation and is still in existance today.
garmjr1979 4 years ago
Okay I've revised my guess on location...I'm guessing it's Chicago because of all those light brown Buildings, the Police Uniforms, and the Float that is titled 'The Third Coast'...Although I went to Chicago for college, I don't recognize any of the buildings, so I don't feel very confident.
strizen 4 years ago
I had no idea people were so open and accepting back then. Interesting.
musiclover1x5 4 years ago
I think this must be in San Francisco. The buildings are too low to be New York, and too close together to be L.A. And I think those 3 cities are the only ones that had gay parades this big in the 70's.
chevychase 4 years ago
As a born and raised San Franciscan I can definately say that this is NOT San Francisco...but where? I think it must be somwehere in new York, with those water towers in the background, and the far west village is very flat like that.
strizen 4 years ago
LUV this video. I immediately had a Divine flash of Pink Flamingos.
HeathersArk 4 years ago
Anyone with name rodder I'd have to question....plus he's probably into hot rods? White trash? Need I say more?
christopherkoelsch 4 years ago
This is great! Thanks for posting!
It looks like SF to me???? Anyone ever confirm?
Brent
BrentAudi 4 years ago
I love the 12 dollar lady. Mwah!
gabsylv 4 years ago
wonderful video from the gay 70s
ranchoboyeros 4 years ago
I'm not sure of the year,but it's definitely in Chicago.
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Americanrodder69 4 years ago
Type in "Middle sexes experiment on homophobia" in the search box at the top of this screen and have a look. Explains everything about you (Americanrodder69) and everything you stand for - hypocrite!
bushwacka1980 4 years ago
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Yes, faggot i am a hypocrie. Ty. Go fuck a dick u nasty bottom of the barrel trailer trash incest fuck.
Americanrodder69 4 years ago
Oops. did i strike a nerve there Americanrodder69. Did you have a look at the clip and see that it was a bit too close to the truth? Everyone reading your retard comments can see you for the piece of scumfilth you are. Yes you're right ,You ARE a hypocrite and more than likely a closet fag with it. Your kind are a dying breed, thank God!
bushwacka1980 4 years ago
what an idiot americanrodder69. "your old road is rapidly aging."
mozfreak84 4 years ago
There needs to be a function on Youtube where an electric zap (lethal) can be sent to supreme asshole commenters. If there was such a function, you'd be mashed potatoes, bud!
gabsylv 4 years ago
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TY! I wish there was a button to zap stupid sons of bitches such as your gay self. DOWN WITH THE FAGS!
Americanrodder69 4 years ago
Nyah nyah nyah! MY wish came before YOUR wish! You got zapped first! And you get the stupid award for being a supposed "homophobe" commenting on a "FAG PARADE" video! Chortle! What? You watched it "by mistake?" Was your "wife" watching with you, big guy? Guffaw guffaw!
gabsylv 4 years ago 2
Fuck off u homophobe! it's people like u make me sick! because of homphobes every 5 hours a teen kills themselfs because they r gay and have been neglected and abused! screw u!!!!
06arnoldl 4 years ago 27
@06arnoldl everything seemed so simple then in the 1970s and happy Happy Joy Joy!!!!! the guy speaking @ 6:27 now that is the exact attitude we need to keep having in 20eleven & beyond
felinefury3000 5 months ago
Looks like a really bad movie from the 70's, but these guys had THE GUTS! Hurrah!
luckyuniversal 4 years ago
It's truly on their shoulders we learned to stand!
gabsylv 4 years ago 3
Its quite nice to party, express urself and have your fun but lets not loose focus on the vision. America needs a complete makeover and radical change when it comes to the gay movement. at 2007 we can no longer tolerate obnoxious unfair discriminatory treatment from our own legal system from which we are taxed. time for a constitutional ban statewide on homophobic legislation.
sexboywonder 4 years ago
Its quite nice to party, express urself and have your fun but lets not loose focus on the vision. America needs a complete makeover and radical change when it comes to the gay movement. at 2007 we can no longer tolerate obnoxious unfair discriminatory treatment from our own legal system from which we are taxed. time for a constitutional ban statewide on homophobic legislation.
sexboywonder 4 years ago
once we have acheived this, Drag queens ( you know, the BOLD, folks with balls who were man enough to fight the police at the original stonewall riots?)at parades will be irrelevant and not scapegoated as the cause for homophobia.
sexboywonder 4 years ago
Well, most people agree this is Chicago. It must be before 1978 (probably '77) because there are no rainbow flags present (flags were first used in San Fran in '77, then branched out to other places in the proceeding years.
Barndancer61 4 years ago
fruit loops !!!!
marksum1 4 years ago
Wow, there are a lot of queens there. I mean, I'm gay - but I'd never go drag -
I guess that was the gay fashion back then?
I'm totally into gay culture history, so this video was really fun to watch.
But...
They certainly were a bit more stereotypical back then...maybe that's how the stereotype was born <shrug>
Engulfed 4 years ago
a 'stereotype' in this context usually implies that there is a 'norm' in another context. kinda ironic, I guess. The feminine or androgynous gay, or male, or even Female has been an icon for gays since ancient history. the true matter here is societal mores
sexboywonder 4 years ago
Well, yeah, I guess.
So I suppose that means that LGBT Pride Parades today are very similar to this?
Engulfed 4 years ago
dont you think youve just exaggerated. I said *AN* icon, I did Not say, " all gays..........since the beginning of man..........." Translation: it may not be for " you" but it IS and HAS BEEN a PART of gay *culture* for a VERY long time, probably since recorded history. got it ?
sexboywonder 4 years ago
PS. Reminder it IS called a *parade* people usually wear lavish costumes at those at those and have floats. youve seen st patrics day parade right? to see a modern Gay pride parade one can also put " gay pride 2007" into its search engine on this site and then observe.
sexboywonder 4 years ago
Alright, I'm good, calm yourself =P.
I might have not read what you wrote very well, or maybe it was worded oddly. I dunno.
I'm just not a fan of...lavishness =P and yet I'm gay.
Engulfed 4 years ago
ok well it has to be both and you have to make a decion, one or the other. it cant be neither nor
sexboywonder 4 years ago
whaaa? It has to be both? Are you serious?
Engulfed 4 years ago
My first Gay Pride to go to was in Columbus, Ohio, about 1973 I think. A few speakers and everyone held hands and counted off. 299 people showed up, then we went home. That was pride, about 2 hours. How historic, I love that memory
eckankar 4 years ago
Yay!I have killed to see one of the 70's pride parades.
GayBoyFun12 4 years ago
Definitely Chicago - I live on this route - which is STILL the route of the Chicago Pride Parade - join us this year Sunday, June 24. The fun starts at 12pm ends roughly by 4pm - or whenever we run out of candy!
Also, it would be good to start archiving these types of clips to document the history of the community's struggle for Civil Rights.
bruceabeal 4 years ago 2
Also, there is a phone # on one of the apartment buildings (the four story with the rounded bay windows). There is no area code, but the prefix if 477 which does exist in Chicago I think but I'm not sure where.
mlitsonata 4 years ago
Towards the beginning there is a drag queen wearing the famous feathered hairdue of the Charlie Angels. That hair cut started with that show which aired in 1976. Also, I saw a couple of Monte Carlo's which were made between 1972 and 1977. There was also a Ford Pinto (the car that the "knight" was being made up in front of) which was manufactured between 1971 and 1980. With the Anita Bryant reference, I would say this is about 1978 (or late 77).
mlitsonata 4 years ago
I didnt know they even had prides parades back in 1970.
chillychenny 5 years ago
Uh... is everything ok over there? Misplaced aggression perhaps? Why did you click on the link?
sipie1969 5 years ago
This looks like Chicago to me. The buildings and there are plenty of areas like this in Chi-town. My guess is as good as any
mackcat 5 years ago
I think it is Chicago, too. Those buildings just scream Chicago.
Heifzilla 5 years ago
It probably is Chicago because the Holloween contest one was in Chicago and shot around the same time. I didn't realize Chicago had much gay culture back then.
gayculturecentre 5 years ago
This is almost certainly shot in Chicago in 1977. The image (and recording?) of Anita Bryant would date it as taking place then, and it looks very much like Boys Town. I thought I saw a CTA logo on the bus, but maybe not. Can't read the theater marquee either, but maybe someone else can. Where did you get it?
BettyByte 5 years ago
I rented this video from a gay video store a long time ago. It was an obscure looking little video in the gay doc section.
gayculturecentre 5 years ago
Cool vintage video! Thanks for posting.
Bulldgluv 5 years ago
Chicago. One of the guys was wearing a Chicago - Lincoln Park T-shirt and the architecture screams Chicago especially in the last scene.
doughboy1987 5 years ago
It didn't look like New York or San Francisco to me. I figured it might be Chicago. The buildings don't look like San Fran or NYC. I'm baffled. lol It's pretty cool for 1970's.
gayculturecentre 5 years ago
I doubt it's New York, no architecture indicates it and though the video has plenty of people talking, they all talk either with California accents or at the very least non-New Yorker accents. So I think the thing is between I've lived in SF and though I saw several wooden houses and structures typical of it's architecture, I saw just as much that wasn't typical of SF, so I don't know for sure.
LynxChan 5 years ago
Well, I've gone over the video a few times, and shown it to my father. Socially and politically speaking, I can think of only three places that this event could even happen: New York, San Francisco, and LA. Within San Francisco, it could only happen south of Market, as there are too many brick buildings and no hills for it to be anywhere else.
LynxChan 5 years ago