There are multiple non-gay businesses and locations cited in oral history interviews and listed in the Guild Guide Gay Listings. I don't have enough info to turn some into their own pages (yet), so I am collecting them here.
Chief Theater
Nested-under:: The Gay Underground
Founded:
Closed: October, 1972
Address: 21 E Pikes Peak Ave.
Allegedly, a cruising spot in the 1950's for the Colorado Springs gay community. Gay men would gather in the bathroom every weekend.
Another gay cruising spot at the time was Acacia Park.
"Don't ever let them know your name, your real name. Don't let them know where you live or go to school or anything like that."
References
Alamo Hotel
- Where men would meet with sex workers, according to CSPD records, according to Leah Witherow
Questions and Continued Research
- Look at CSPM Jail Registries [3]
The Manhattan Restaurant
[2:1]
In the 1965 Gay Guild Listing
The Cellar Baths
Jinx's Place
Gimlet Lounge
[4]
In the 1971 Guild Guide Listing
In the 1966 Guild Guide Listing
[2:2]
References
References
Donaciano Martinez. “Interview with Donaciano Martinez Part 1.” Interview by David Duffield. [Denver Public Library], 25 Apr. 2012, https://lgbtqcolorado.cvlcollections.org/files/original/fbafc5a2a303d919a8600c5ace7c05b5.WMA. ↩︎
International Guild Guide 1965. Vol. 2. Washington D.C.: Guild Press Ltd., 1965. Archives of Sexuality and Gender (accessed February 20, 2026). https://link-gale-com.turing.library.northwestern.edu/apps/doc/AACDGW184634142/AHSI?u=northwestern&sid=bookmark-AHSI&xid=42b14893&pg=29. ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Info from Leah Witherow. Look into more ↩︎
:[2:3] edited by Ronnie Anderson. Guild Guide 1972 USA & International. Vol. 9. Washington D.C.: Guild Press Ltd., 1971. Archives of Sexuality and Gender (accessed February 20, 2026). https://link-gale-com.turing.library.northwestern.edu/apps/doc/AAGKNQ689651501/AHSI?u=northwestern&sid=bookmark-AHSI&xid=96ec2fb1&pg=38. ↩︎