New York City is Eagle NYC.The original Eagle was a longshoreman’s pub called the Eagle Open Kitchen at 142 11th Avenue, at 21st Street, near NYC’s West Side Highway.
It ran from the 1930s to 1970. In the latter year, it was bought by a man called Jack Modica, who painted the walls black and turned it into a leather and Levis bar.One year after the Stonewall uprising, Modica noted the growing confidence and openness of the New York City LGBTQ scene.
It was the perfect time to launch what was originally called the Eagle’s Nest.Related: Gay bars in New YorkIt quickly established a following.