The Garage
Address
4519 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90029
Active Dates
1995 - 2003
The Garage on Santa Monica Boulevard, video still, Aline Allegra, 1998, courtesy of Aline Allegra.
About this location
The Garage was a diverse gay bar on the northwest corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Virgil Avenue, from August 1995 to November 2003. It was known for hosting Club Sucker (1994–1999), a weekly event produced by Black trans artist Vaginal Davis. Event promoter Vanessa Craig remembered the scene at the bar as kinky, leather focused, and featuring lesbian bands and live music.
Categories
LGBTQ+
Sources
- Craig, Vanessa. “Vanessa Craig Oral History.” Interview by Angela Brinskele. June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives, July 23, 2026. https://jmtanenbaum.github.io/route66/vanessa-craig-oral-history.html.
- Cuda, Heidi Siegmund. “Going Above Ground.” Music. Los Angeles Times, March 13, 1997. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-13-ca-37629-story.html.
- Davis, Vaginal, and Lewis Church. “My Womanly Story.” PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art 38, no. 2 (113) (2016): 80–88. https://doi.org/10.1162/PAJJ_a_00320.
- Setlist.Fm. “The Garage, Los Angeles, CA, USA Concert Setlists.” Accessed September 4, 2026. https://www.setlist.fm/venue/the-garage-los-angeles-ca-usa-13d611f5.html.