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Gateways Grind

Other people say, "No,it was written about a club..." in St Louis orNew Orleans or...

Other people say, "No,
it was written about a club..." in St Louis or
New Orleans or somewhere, there's various different stories,
but Joe Meek told my mother that

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Other people say, "No, it was written about a club..."
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in St Louis or New Orleans or somewhere,
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there's various different stories, but Joe Meek told my mother that.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:33
Uploaded
Mar 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Jackdaw,Anubis Films

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Movie Summary

King's Road, the swinging 60s? Vivienne Westwood pioneering punk fashion? One notable establishment in this enclave of history that's often forgotten about is Gateways, London's longest-surviving lesbian club. Alongside a host of ...
So green was the colour of the sort of speakeasy, - Gateways Grind 00:11
So green was the colour of the sort of speakeasy,
Certainly there is an element of the New York speakeasies - Gateways Grind 00:07
Certainly there is an element of the New York speakeasies
It's basically a speakeasy with a sort of sexy and mysterious twist - Gateways Grind 00:10
It's basically a speakeasy with a sort of sexy and myst...
But was the Gateways as diverse in race and class - Gateways Grind 00:08
But was the Gateways as diverse in race and class
Gateways, prior to the late 1980s, - Gateways Grind 00:10
Gateways, prior to the late 1980s,
And, as far as I'm aware, - Gateways Grind 00:11
And, as far as I'm aware,
There were definitely quite a number women of colour that made it - Gateways Grind 00:11
There were definitely quite a number women of colour that ma...
There were upper-middle-class girls there with wonderful accents, - Gateways Grind 00:09
There were upper-middle-class girls there with wonderful acc...
What they had in common was that they were lesbian. - Gateways Grind 00:05
What they had in common was that they were lesbian.
And propping the bar was this... Well, there was always this line of, - Gateways Grind 00:13
And propping the bar was this... Well, there was always this...
And they nearly all seemed to be swimming pool attendants - Gateways Grind 00:10
And they nearly all seemed to be swimming pool attendants
For the first few weeks, because once I had become a member... - Gateways Grind 00:07
For the first few weeks, because once I had become a member....
..I spent a great many evenings there, and people would ask me - Gateways Grind 00:14
..I spent a great many evenings there, and people would ask ...
But then, if anybody asked me - Gateways Grind 00:10
But then, if anybody asked me
It's probably why I paint the sea so much, you know, I can't even swim. - Gateways Grind 00:06
It's probably why I paint the sea so much, you know, I ...
So I had to sort of give that up - Gateways Grind 00:07
So I had to sort of give that up
I think one of the reasons to really celebrate and to remember - Gateways Grind 00:10
I think one of the reasons to really celebrate and to rememb...
Weirdly, it's easier now but it's also more difficult - Gateways Grind 00:08
Weirdly, it's easier now but it's also more diffic...
Places were hidden and only known by the in-crowd, but they existed. - Gateways Grind 00:07
Places were hidden and only known by the in-crowd, but they ...
And I think that, you know, - Gateways Grind 00:17
And I think that, you know,