Candle Bar (New York City Gay Bar/1965-2015) Size:XL Mona’s wasn’t just a nightclub

Mona’s wasn’t just a nightclub

one of the first openly gay entertainers on mainstream TV

and quietly living as an openly gay artist in an industry that punished honesty

and a sense of freedom that felt almost scandalous

Myra wasn’t a symbol or a cautionary tale—she was fully realized

Candle Bar (New York City Gay Bar/1965-2015) Size:XL Mona’s wasn’t just a nightclubCandle Bar New York City T ShirtOpened: Mid 1960s Closed: June 22, 2015 For nearly 50 years, Candle Bar stood on Amsterdam Avenue between West 74th & 75th Streets as one of New York Citys most enduring and beloved gay bars and the last of its kind on the Upper West Side. First attracting a queer crowd in the mid 1960s, when being out in public required courage and community, it became a reliable living room where locals gathered to talk, flirt, laugh,