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Portland (ME), Maine
Portland, Maine's gay bar on Pine Street in the West End since 1987.
Blackstone's has been Portland, Maine's gay bar since 1987, for long stretches the only one in the state's biggest city, and a survivor of vandalism, a pandemic shutdown, and decades of changing nightlife. It sits on a quiet corner of Pine Street in the West End, a low-key neighborhood bar with a wood-and-leather feel and a pool table that's been a fixture for years. The draw is the opposite of a mega-club: stiff drinks, regulars who know each other, and a steady weekly rhythm of 'Char-aoke' on Sunday nights, pool tournaments, and trivia hosted by local drag queens. The bar has changed hands a couple of times since the late '80s, but the room's role hasn't, and for travelers it's the obvious, welcoming first stop to find Portland's gay community gathered in one place.
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