![]() “Despite initially being met with protests by its Studio City neighbors, Oil Can Harry’s quickly became a safe haven for the gay community. ![]() “The establishment of Oil Can Harry’s occurred against a backdrop of increased group resistance to homophobia within the gay civil rights movement in Los Angeles,” said City Planning Assistant Mickie Torres-Gil. It closed in January 2021 after the property’s owner sold the property to a buyer planning to turn it into a jazz venue, according to Oil Can Harry’s website. Oil Can Harry’s was opened in Studio City in 1968 by Bert Charot. LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission on Thursday recommended that the City Council designate Oil Can Harry’s, which closed in January, as a Historic-Cultural Monument for being one of the oldest gay bars in the San Fernando Valley.
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