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==Connection to Madonna==
==Connection to Madonna==
In the 1970s, [[Madonna]], the iconic pop sensation, made youthful forays into Menjo's in the [[Palmer Park]] area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Madonna Was Banned from a Gay Bar in Detroit in the '70s, as Legend Has It |url=https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/20447/why_madonna_was_banned_from_a_gay_bar_in_detroit_in_the_70s_as_legend_has_it |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=www.deadlinedetroit.com}}</ref> Her presence at this historic establishment has since become a legendary chapter in her early life, and this was likely the first gay bar where the pop icon ever danced.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeVito |first=Lee |title=Menjo's is making a museum of Detroit's gay history |url=https://www.metrotimes.com/arts/menjos-is-making-a-museum-of-detroits-gay-history-2303811 |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=Detroit Metro Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Madonna Was Banned from a Gay Bar in Detroit in the '70s, as Legend Has It |url=https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/20447/why_madonna_was_banned_from_a_gay_bar_in_detroit_in_the_70s_as_legend_has_it |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=www.deadlinedetroit.com}}</ref> According to local legend, Madonna's patronage of the bar took place during the mid- to late 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Madonna Was Banned from a Gay Bar in Detroit in the '70s, as Legend Has It |url=https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/20447/why_madonna_was_banned_from_a_gay_bar_in_detroit_in_the_70s_as_legend_has_it |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=www.deadlinedetroit.com}}</ref> However, her visits were not without controversy, as she was eventually barred from the establishment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Madonna Was Banned from a Gay Bar in Detroit in the '70s, as Legend Has It |url=https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/20447/why_madonna_was_banned_from_a_gay_bar_in_detroit_in_the_70s_as_legend_has_it |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=www.deadlinedetroit.com}}</ref> Tim McKee-Zazo, Menjo’s general manager said “Before she went to New York and got famous, this was her hangout.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Madonna Was Banned from a Gay Bar in Detroit in the '70s, as Legend Has It |url=https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/20447/why_madonna_was_banned_from_a_gay_bar_in_detroit_in_the_70s_as_legend_has_it |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=www.deadlinedetroit.com}}</ref> Her period of coming here was the mid- to late ’70s, but then she was barred from coming,” he said, sharing a local legend. “She got kicked out of here for pulling her vagina out. She was a rowdy teenager at the time.”<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Madonna Was Banned from a Gay Bar in Detroit in the '70s, as Legend Has It |url=https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/20447/why_madonna_was_banned_from_a_gay_bar_in_detroit_in_the_70s_as_legend_has_it |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=www.deadlinedetroit.com}}</ref> The original disco ball [[Madonna]] danced under is still in the possession of Menjo's; "That's the original 1976 disco ball that Madonna used to dance under here at Menjo's. She was 16 years old."<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeVito |first=Lee |title=Menjo's is making a museum of Detroit's gay history |url=https://www.metrotimes.com/arts/menjos-is-making-a-museum-of-detroits-gay-history-2303811 |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=Detroit Metro Times |language=en}}</ref>
In the 1970s, [[Madonna]], the iconic pop sensation, made youthful forays into Menjo's in the [[Palmer Park (Detroit)|Palmer Park]] area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Madonna Was Banned from a Gay Bar in Detroit in the '70s, as Legend Has It |url=https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/20447/why_madonna_was_banned_from_a_gay_bar_in_detroit_in_the_70s_as_legend_has_it |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=www.deadlinedetroit.com}}</ref> Her presence at this historic establishment has since become a legendary chapter in her early life, and this was likely the first gay bar where the pop icon ever danced.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeVito |first=Lee |title=Menjo's is making a museum of Detroit's gay history |url=https://www.metrotimes.com/arts/menjos-is-making-a-museum-of-detroits-gay-history-2303811 |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=Detroit Metro Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Madonna Was Banned from a Gay Bar in Detroit in the '70s, as Legend Has It |url=https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/20447/why_madonna_was_banned_from_a_gay_bar_in_detroit_in_the_70s_as_legend_has_it |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=www.deadlinedetroit.com}}</ref> According to local legend, Madonna's patronage of the bar took place during the mid- to late 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Madonna Was Banned from a Gay Bar in Detroit in the '70s, as Legend Has It |url=https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/20447/why_madonna_was_banned_from_a_gay_bar_in_detroit_in_the_70s_as_legend_has_it |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=www.deadlinedetroit.com}}</ref> However, her visits were not without controversy, as she was eventually barred from the establishment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Madonna Was Banned from a Gay Bar in Detroit in the '70s, as Legend Has It |url=https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/20447/why_madonna_was_banned_from_a_gay_bar_in_detroit_in_the_70s_as_legend_has_it |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=www.deadlinedetroit.com}}</ref> Tim McKee-Zazo, Menjo’s general manager said “Before she went to New York and got famous, this was her hangout.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Madonna Was Banned from a Gay Bar in Detroit in the '70s, as Legend Has It |url=https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/20447/why_madonna_was_banned_from_a_gay_bar_in_detroit_in_the_70s_as_legend_has_it |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=www.deadlinedetroit.com}}</ref> Her period of coming here was the mid- to late ’70s, but then she was barred from coming,” he said, sharing a local legend. “She got kicked out of here for pulling her vagina out. She was a rowdy teenager at the time.”<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Madonna Was Banned from a Gay Bar in Detroit in the '70s, as Legend Has It |url=https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/20447/why_madonna_was_banned_from_a_gay_bar_in_detroit_in_the_70s_as_legend_has_it |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=www.deadlinedetroit.com}}</ref> The original disco ball [[Madonna]] danced under is still in the possession of Menjo's; "That's the original 1976 disco ball that Madonna used to dance under here at Menjo's. She was 16 years old."<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeVito |first=Lee |title=Menjo's is making a museum of Detroit's gay history |url=https://www.metrotimes.com/arts/menjos-is-making-a-museum-of-detroits-gay-history-2303811 |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=Detroit Metro Times |language=en}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 16:43, 7 November 2023

Detroit Eagle / The Eagle of Detroit
Eagle of Detroit Logo
Eagle of Detroit Logo
Address928 W McNichols Rd, Detroit, MI 48203
LocationDetroit, Michigan, United States
TypeNightclub and entertainment complex
Opened(Original Menjos) 1970s

Detroit Eagle (also known as the Eagle) is a nightclub and entertainment complex in Detroit, Michigan. It is part of a larger network of The Eagle (bar), which have a common theme and cater primarily to the LGBTQ+ community, particularly the Leather subculture and BDSM subculture.[1][2][3][4]

History

Specific details on the Detroit Eagle's origins are scarce. The Menjos Complex, where the Detroit Eagle is located, has a longer, more detailed history. Menjos, the original bar, was established in the 1970s and became a popular gathering spot for the LGBTQ+ community.[5]

The original location was at 1501 Holden St Detroit, Michigan, now known as the Marble Bar, a live music venue bar that opened in the Fall of 2015 in the space formerly occupied by the Detroit Eagle, which moved in 2010. The Detroit Eagle became a part of this larger Menjos Complex in 2010.[6] Over the years, the venue expanded and evolved, eventually becoming the Menjos Complex, which includes multiple bars, a dance club, and various entertainment spaces.

Connection to Madonna

In the 1970s, Madonna, the iconic pop sensation, made youthful forays into Menjo's in the Palmer Park area.[7] Her presence at this historic establishment has since become a legendary chapter in her early life, and this was likely the first gay bar where the pop icon ever danced.[8][9] According to local legend, Madonna's patronage of the bar took place during the mid- to late 1970s.[10] However, her visits were not without controversy, as she was eventually barred from the establishment.[11] Tim McKee-Zazo, Menjo’s general manager said “Before she went to New York and got famous, this was her hangout.[12] Her period of coming here was the mid- to late ’70s, but then she was barred from coming,” he said, sharing a local legend. “She got kicked out of here for pulling her vagina out. She was a rowdy teenager at the time.”[13] The original disco ball Madonna danced under is still in the possession of Menjo's; "That's the original 1976 disco ball that Madonna used to dance under here at Menjo's. She was 16 years old."[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ Baldas, Tresa. "Photographer sues iconic Detroit gay bar over steamy photo used to promote military night". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  2. ^ Green, Randiah Camille. "Detroit's Menjos hosting benefit concert for Club Q following horrific shooting". Detroit Metro Times. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  3. ^ Staff, Metro Times. "The hottest hookup bars in metro Detroit [PHOTOS]". Detroit Metro Times. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  4. ^ "Why Madonna Was Banned from a Gay Bar in Detroit in the '70s, as Legend Has It". www.deadlinedetroit.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  5. ^ "Why Madonna Was Banned from a Gay Bar in Detroit in the '70s, as Legend Has It". www.deadlinedetroit.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  6. ^ Staff, Metro Times. "The hottest hookup bars in metro Detroit [PHOTOS]". Detroit Metro Times. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  7. ^ "Why Madonna Was Banned from a Gay Bar in Detroit in the '70s, as Legend Has It". www.deadlinedetroit.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  8. ^ DeVito, Lee. "Menjo's is making a museum of Detroit's gay history". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  9. ^ "Why Madonna Was Banned from a Gay Bar in Detroit in the '70s, as Legend Has It". www.deadlinedetroit.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  10. ^ "Why Madonna Was Banned from a Gay Bar in Detroit in the '70s, as Legend Has It". www.deadlinedetroit.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  11. ^ "Why Madonna Was Banned from a Gay Bar in Detroit in the '70s, as Legend Has It". www.deadlinedetroit.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  12. ^ "Why Madonna Was Banned from a Gay Bar in Detroit in the '70s, as Legend Has It". www.deadlinedetroit.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  13. ^ "Why Madonna Was Banned from a Gay Bar in Detroit in the '70s, as Legend Has It". www.deadlinedetroit.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  14. ^ DeVito, Lee. "Menjo's is making a museum of Detroit's gay history". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
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