Eagle NYC
554 West 28th Street | Chelsea | built 1885
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- 2001
The Eagle leather bar settles at West 28th Street
The Eagle, a gay leather bar since 1970, has been at West 28th Street and Eleventh Avenue since 2001. It occupies a two-story building near the West Side Highway, at 554 West 28th Street. The bar holds an annual Mr. Eagle leather contest.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2010
Eagle owners Frank Olson and Don Morrison enter the Leather Hall of Fame
In 2010 Frank Olson and Don Morrison are inducted into the Leather Hall of Fame. They had made the Eagle a gay leather bar in 1970, after a change of ownership and rebranding following the 1969 Stonewall riots. The bar now operates at 554 West 28th Street.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2017
The Eagle packs in a mixed crowd for its annual Mr. Eagle leather contest
NBC News visited the Eagle on a Saturday night in October 2017, when patrons crowded the bar to watch its annual Mr. Eagle competition. The reporter described a varied crowd, with men of all ages and body types, a couple of women and people of color, some in leather harnesses and others in plain jeans and T-shirts. The story noted that the Eagle is not a franchise, even though dozens of bars worldwide share its name.
Source: nbcnews.com
- 2019
WorldPride week fills the Eagle with crowds its owner calls unprecedented
After the 2019 Pride March ended in Chelsea, the Eagle at West 28th Street and 11th Avenue drew crowds that Derek Danton, who has been involved with the bar for 20 years, called unprecedented. He credited WorldPride and found it striking how many visitors from around the world knew and loved the place. The Washington Blade counted the Eagle among the few gay bars that remain in Chelsea and among the only ones in Manhattan with a roof deck.
Source: washingtonblade.com
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