Here’s a follow-up to this recent post about the infamous Mineshaft — the gay s/m underground club in NYC.
The pictures above, including one of proprietor Wally Wallace (of blessed memory) are from the Leather Archives Tumblr page.
They posted a short history here.
Wally Wallace, God rest his soul, was one of the GREATEST Men have eve known. Beside his gay party, he open two of the Greatest Bars i have ever know, Mineshaft which i have never been in but heard about , and two blocks away The LURE.
want to thank you for posting pictures of the OLD Mineshaft. i have never been to that bar but thanks to Wally he has told me stories about the bar.
to Wally, GOD REST in PEACE, and thank you for opening up the 2nd greatest bar you have ever started the LURE. i had the greatest time ever and met alot of GREAT MEN there
When NYC WAS awesome.