Phase 1 (bar)

For other uses, see Phase 1.
Phase 1
Exterior and entrance to Phase 1
The bar's exterior in 2012
Map
Restaurant information
Established1970
Closed2016
Dress codeCasual
Street address525 8th St SE (8th and E)
CityWashington, D.C.
CountryUnited States

Phase 1, also known as The Phase, was a lesbian bar and nightclub at 525 8th Street, Southeast in Washington, D.C. Located one block south of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE near Eastern Market in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, Phase 1 was the oldest continually operating lesbian bar in the United States and the oldest operating LGBTQ bar in Washington, D.C.[1][2] until its closure in February, 2016.[3]

  1. ^ Ford, Elise (2006). Night & Day Washington, DC: Night+day Cool Cities Series. ASDavis Media Group. pp. 168. ISBN 0-9766013-4-6.
  2. ^ Muzzy, Frank (2005). Gay and Lesbian Washington D.C. Arcadia Publishing. p. 104. ISBN 0-7385-1753-4.
  3. ^ Giambrone, Andrew (June 29, 2016). "Iconic D.C. Lesbian Bar Phase 1 Goes on the Market". DC City Paper. Archived from the original on November 30, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.