Pistons (Long Beach Gay Bar/1986-2019) Color:Natural Splash Bar defined New York

Splash Bar defined New York City’s gay nightlife — part dance cathedral

it gave San Francisco’s LGBTQ community a place to see themselves reflected in print and to connect with others who shared their world

places where people could exhale

and still one of the most provocative images of her career

Pistons (Long Beach Gay Bar/1986-2019) Color:Natural Splash Bar defined New YorkPistons Long Beach, California (1986 2019) Opened in 1986, Pistons was a long running gay bar in Long Beach, serving the local LGBTQ+ community for more than three decades before closing in 2019. Pistons was a true neighborhood bar unpretentious, familiar, and built around its regulars. It offered a space where people could gather, socialize, and connect away from the gloss of larger club scenes, becoming a steady presence in Long Beachs queer