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Gay Omaha
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Bordered by the Missouri River and the Platte River, Omaha Nebraska has many stunning waterfront parks. Boasting the country’s largest urban arts colony, the city has the nation's largest people playhouse, the third largest children's theater, an opera, a symphony, and a major art museum. Council Bluffs, part of the metropolitan area, is just across the Missouri River in Iowa.
With more than 1million people living within a 50-mile radius, it’s no surprise Omaha has a sizable lgbtq+ community. It shows its true colors for Heartland Pride Day every June, in Omaha.
Getting here
Omaha’s Eppley Airfield is about 7 miles northwest of the city. Taxis, shuttle buses and the number 16 Metro bus are available to take you downtown. Amtrak trains also stop here.
Getting around
Renting a ride is the best way to get around. The Omaha Metro has buses to get you around on public transportation for $1.25. The Downtown Transit Center, (two blocks of 16th St between Dodge and Farnam), is the major hub for connections to most everywhere
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Omaha Exploration
Before opening The Max, its partners Bruce Barnard and Don Moran, started the Hollywood Discotheque at 14th and Harney Lane. When it opened its doors in 1978, it wasn’t the first place in town to cater to the gay society in Omaha. Other establishments included The Diamond Block, Stage Door, Cave and Omaha Mining Company.
The building they chose to unwrap their dance club had a long history including being home to the Silver Tap Club, Bicentennial Saloon and Upstairs Downstairs Lounge among others. The space had two sway floors and was large enough to accommodate 1,000 people. Its owners went all out to make it the premier dance club in town. That including hiring the same corporation that did the lighting for Saturday Night Fever.
The Hollywood Disco even had its own restaurant called Chaplin’s which was located in a smaller room within the club. Chaplin’s was separated from the dance floor by a glass wall that allowed diners to watch the party next door. Keeping with its theme, it had a 1930s Art Deco vibe, prints of the famous silent player and even played his movies on a loop.
Once it was announced that the building an
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As I exit my wagon, I notice the outside of the bar is not attracting much attention. The letters “HAUS” rise above the front entrance, and subtle streaks of neon blue and purple flash through the front windows. When I step up to the front door, I can finally see that the lock is much bigger than it appears from the outside, stretching deep into the building. There’s relaxed but worn leather furniture to the right of the front door. Behind the furniture, there’s a raised platform with a couple more leather couches and a projector screen. To the left, a couple bartenders work to serve the handful of patrons already crowding the long bar at 10:15 PM.
The attractive man taking cover charges is brusque, motioning for me to quickly pull down my mask and hand over the $10 cover. He places a neon yellow wristband on me, hands over my change, and already begins looking to the few people in line behind me. I walk over to the worn black couches in the waiting area to wait for my friends to join me for tonight’s drag show, “Purple Reign,” a tribute to Prince.
Before attending this demonstrate, I had done a bit of research about Das Haus. Meaning “the house” in German, Das Haus opened in
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