The Block (us-virginia)
Type: historic=yes
Coordinates: 37.543233428603635, -77.44351816100016
Area: 0.00758368359375 km²
OSM tags:
area: yes
description: Historic, underground district for the LGBTQ  community from 1940s - 1970s. Bounded by N 1st St, E Main St, N Foushee St, and E Franklin St; later to include E Grace St.
historic: yes
name: The Block
note: Bars here risked revocation of their ABC licenses as it was illegal to serve as a meeting place for homosexuals. Anti-gay state ABC laws stayed on the books until repealed in 1993 by the Virginia General Assembly.
wikipedia: en:The Block (Richmond, Virginia)