Summit Station (lesbian bar)

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Summit Station
Summit Station (lesbian bar)
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Restaurant information
Established1971
Closed2008
Previous ownerPetie Brown
Location2210 Summit Street, Columbus, Ohio

Summit Station was the first and one of the longest running lesbian bar in Ohio. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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History

In 1971, Summit Station originally opened as Jack's A Go-Go. [1] [2] It was also known as Logan's off Broadway. [4] Summit Station was considered "the largest women's bar in Columbus” by the 1980s. [3] Summit Station was owned the longest by Petie Brown, who took ownership in 1980 from Clida and Don Logan. [1] [2] [4]

Summit Station was the primary bar for one of the earliest drag king troops, HIS Kings, who launched the International Drag King Extravaganza (IDKE). [6]

Summit Station closed in 2008. [1]

Legacy

After Summit Station closed, the building was converted into a concert venue called The Summit Music Hall the next year. [7] [8] On June 10, 2023, the Ohio History Connection dedicated a historical marker at the former site of Summit Station at 2210 Summit Street in the University District. [2] [6] [4] [5] The marker was the first Ohio Historical Marker in Columbus recognizing the LGBTQ+ history and the third recognizing LGBTQ+ history in the state of Ohio. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Summit Station, Ohio's first lesbian bar, to be honored in documentary". NBC4 WCMH-TV. 2025-09-05. Archived from the original on 2025-09-11. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Vitale, Bob. "More Than a Bar: 15 Years After Last Call, Summit Station Gains a Historical Marker". Columbus Monthly. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  3. 1 2 "Summit Station Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Smith, Arianna. "Ohio's first lesbian bar, Summit Station, to receive historical recognition in Columbus". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  5. 1 2 Shillcock, George (2023-06-08). "Longest-running lesbian bar in Ohio history gets historical marker recognizing rich LGBTQ+ history". WOSU Public Media. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  6. 1 2 Ter-Grigoryan, Svetlana (2023-06-15). "Celebrating Pride by Marking Diverse Ohio - Ohio History Connection". Ohio History Connection. Archived from the original on 2025-07-17. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  7. ↑ Writer, Staff. "Other Options | CONCERTS". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  8. ↑ "Buckeyes in Action: 'Where they plotted and changed the world' | College of Public Health". cph.osu.edu. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
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