The Neptune Lounge (Harrisburg, PA)

Memorabilia from Larry Wilson
1972 - 2013

These materials document several LGBTQ+ bars that operated in the Harrisburg, PA area, namely The Archives Nightclub and Restaurant (1983), La Rose Rouge (1978-1992), Neptune’s Lounge (1972), and the Shadows bar (1980-1984). These items take the...

Neptune's Lounge Matchbook
circa 1972

White and blue matchbooks from the Neptune's Lounge in Harrisburg, PA.

Collection: LGBT-013 - Selvey

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Neptune's Lounge Matchbook
circa 1972

White matchbook from the Netpunes Lounge in Harrisburg, PA.

Collection: LGBT-006 - Anonymous

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Neptune's Lounge Wooden Buffalo Nickels
1977

Wooden nickeles from the Neptune's Lounge in Harrisburg, PA. 

Collection: LGBT-015 - Barns

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The Calendar (Dignity/Central PA) - June to August 1982
June to August 1982

Calendar of events hosted by Dignity/Central PA during the Summer of 1982.

LGBT History Project Logo
October 13, 2014

James “Jim” Bortzfield was born in Lancaster, PA in 1934. He received his undergraduate degree from Elizabethtown College as a business major. Upon graduation, Jim moved to Harrisburg to work as a buyer for Pomeroy’s, but after several years he...

Trophy and T-shirt
1983 - 1999

This collection was donated by an unidentified donor during a LGBT History Roadshow event in Harrisburg in October of 2019. It includes a t-shirt, a trophy, 4 buttons, and 1 wooden nickel.

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