Matchbook
Object number2007.84.1
Manufacturer
Atlas Match, LLC
Datec. 2000
MediumPaper; Ink; Metal; Match material
Credit LineGift of Molly Anne Tighe
DescriptionRectangular lightweight cardboard matchbook, white with black trim. Matchbook with 30 white-head with thin black matchsticks inside flap. One staple on bottom flap. Black screen printed text on front with pink upside triangle; on top of book; and on back of book.Dimensions0.375 x 2 x 1.825 in. (1 x 5.1 x 4.6 cm)InscriptionsAll writing in black screen print: on front, "[pink upside triangle] / HB / HOLIDAY BAR"; on top of book, "4620 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh 15243 / 412.682.8598"; on back of book, "CAMEL / © 2000 RJRTC".
MarksOn bottom flap: "Atlas Match, LLC 817-354-7474".
Historical NotesMatchbook distributed by the Holiday Bar, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Holiday Bar was once one of the only gay bars in Pittsburgh, located on Forbes and Craig Street in Oakland. The bar was frequented by Andy Warhol in the 1950s when it was a beatnik coffee shop. Anti-gay sentiments in the outside world created a solidarity inside Holiday, where gay rights activists gathered for protests. In 1983, Holiday offered free drinks to anyone who participated in the Pitt's Men Study, a federally funded investigation into HIV/AIDS. The bar soon began to draw in straight as well as gay people toward the end of the 1990s. In 2007, the owners sold the property to Carnegie Mellon University, which tore down the building for future expansion plans.
Related institution
Holiday Bar
Related institution
Carnegie Mellon University
Related person
Andy Warhol
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