# Phase 1 (bar)

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Restaurant in D.C., United States

Phase 1 The bar's exterior in 2012 Interactive map of Phase 1 Restaurant information Established 1970 Closed 2016 Dress code Casual Location 525 8th St SE (8th and E), Washington, D.C., United States

**Phase 1**, also known as ***The Phase***, was a [lesbian](/source/Lesbian) [bar](/source/Bar_(establishment)) and [nightclub](/source/Nightclub) at 525 8th Street, [Southeast](/source/Southeast%2C_Washington%2C_D.C.) in [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.) Located one block south of [Pennsylvania Avenue](/source/Pennsylvania_Avenue_(Washington%2C_D.C.)), SE near [Eastern Market](/source/Eastern_Market%2C_Washington%2C_D.C.) in the [Capitol Hill](/source/Capitol_Hill%2C_Washington%2C_D.C.) neighborhood, Phase 1 was the oldest continually operating lesbian bar in the [United States](/source/United_States) and the oldest operating [LGBTQ](/source/LGBTQ) bar in Washington, D.C.[1][2] until its closure in February, 2016.[3]

## History

In 1971, Allen Carroll and Chris Jansen founded Phase 1 and would go on to open another LGBT bar in Southeast, [Ziegfeld's](/source/Ziegfeld's).[4] Phase 1 was originally located beside Plus One, a [gay bar](/source/Gay_bar) that broke the city's "no same-sex dancing" code when owners Henry Hecht of the [Hecht's](/source/Hecht's) department store family, Donn Culver, and Bill Bickford installed a dance floor.[2]

## Events

Phase 1 was a sponsor of [Capital Pride](/source/Capital_Pride_(Washington)), the [LGBT pride festival](/source/Gay_pride_parade) held each year in Washington, D.C. and the fourth largest gay pride event in the United States.[5][6] Phase 1 also worked with local organizations such as the [Whitman-Walker Clinic](/source/Whitman-Walker_Clinic) and D.C. Rape Crisis Center.[7]

In August 2007, musician Mara Levi, Phase 1 manager Angela Lombardi, and Riot Grrl, Ink organized the first Phase Fest.[8] The three-day event hosted at Phase 1 featured local and nationwide musical acts such as [God-Des and She](/source/God-Des_and_She), Nicky Click, and others which are geared towards lesbians.[9][10] The event became the largest [queer](/source/Queer) art and music festival on the [East Coast](/source/East_Coast_of_the_United_States).[7]

## See also

- [LGBTQ portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:LGBTQ)
- [United States portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:United_States)

- [Codman Carriage House and Stable](/source/Codman_Carriage_House_and_Stable), previous location of Phase 1's second venue

- [Halo (bar)](/source/Halo_(bar))

- [Velvet Nation](/source/Velvet_Nation)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-historic_1-0)** Ford, Elise (2006). [*Night & Day Washington, DC: Night+day Cool Cities Series*](https://archive.org/details/nightday0000ford/page/168). ASDavis Media Group. pp. [168](https://archive.org/details/nightday0000ford/page/168). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-9766013-4-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9766013-4-6).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-LGBT_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-LGBT_2-1) Muzzy, Frank (2005). *Gay and Lesbian Washington D.C*. [Arcadia Publishing](/source/Arcadia_Publishing). p. 104. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7385-1753-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7385-1753-4).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-closure_3-0)** Giambrone, Andrew (June 29, 2016). ["Iconic D.C. Lesbian Bar Phase 1 Goes on the Market"](http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/city-desk/blog/20826912/iconic-dc-lesbian-bar-phase-1-goes-on-the-market). DC City Paper. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20161130111455/http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/city-desk/blog/20826912/iconic-dc-lesbian-bar-phase-1-goes-on-the-market) from the original on November 30, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-founding_4-0)** Najafi, Yusef (September 13, 2007). ["A Pioneer Passes – Phase 1, Ziegfeld's founder dies at 61"](http://www.metroweekly.com/gauge/?ak=2959). *[Metro Weekly](/source/Metro_Weekly)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090211135747/http://metroweekly.com/gauge/?ak=2959) from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sponsor_5-0)** ["2008 Capital Pride Parade Contingents"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080709074816/http://www.capitalpride.org/contingents.html). [Capital Pride](/source/Capital_Pride_(Washington)). Archived from [the original](http://www.capitalpride.org/contingents.html) on July 9, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-pride_6-0)** Chandler, Michael (June 11, 2007). ["Street Fest Lets Gays Revel in Freedom"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/10/AR2007061001266.html). *[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20121105133012/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/10/AR2007061001266.html) from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2008.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-angela_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-angela_7-1) ["30 under 30"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080617222126/http://www.washblade.com/2008/6-13/news/localnews/12765.cfm). *[Washington Blade](/source/Washington_Blade)*. June 13, 2008. Archived from [the original](http://www.washblade.com/2008/6-13/news/localnews/12765.cfm) on June 17, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-festival_8-0)** Volin, Katherine (August 10, 2007). ["Phase in the music"](https://web.archive.org/web/20091103163607/http://www.washblade.com/2007/8-10/outindc/local/11053.cfm). *Washington Blade*. Archived from [the original](http://www.washblade.com/2007/8-10/outindc//local/11053.cfm) on November 3, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-fest_9-0)** O'Bryan, Will (August 16, 2007). ["In Phase – Phast Fest 2007"](http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=2912). *Metro Weekly*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090208234823/http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=2912) from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-nicky_10-0)** Najafi, Yusef (August 16, 2007). ["Nicky Click – Phase Fest 2007"](http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=2906). *Metro Weekly*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110608201510/http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=2906) from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2008.

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