San Diego’s The Hole In The Wall is one of the oldest LGBTQ bars in the United States. Its history dates all the way back to 1924!The bar sits in a depression dug in the early 1900s to access an aqueduct that ran between Mission Bay (then called False Bay) and San Diego Bay.
It was a speakeasy during Prohibition and began to earn a reputation as a safe space for the city’s local LGBTQ community in the 1940s.
It continues that reputation to this day.It’s been owned and operated for the past three years by Crosby Roper and his team.Behind its nondescript entrance on Lytton Street, you’ll find an outdoor, tropical patio space that has a large and loyal following.