RedAngie
Sea Level Lady
- Joined
- Sep 10, 2015
Any old-timers here remember neighborhood bars and taverns having separate entrances for women?
My neighborhood in Philly had about half a dozen bars within walking distance, most of which had a separate entrance for women around the side of the building. I don't think it was a law, but rather custom. It was inappropriate for a woman to use the main entrance into the bar area, even if accompanied by her husband.
Some establishments allowed escorted women to sit at the bar, while others restricted them to a table in a back room. In most places, unaccompanied women were fine until about 9 or 10pm. Later than that,
well, a lone woman was considered to be a tramp.
I remember seeing these signs well into the 1980s.
My neighborhood in Philly had about half a dozen bars within walking distance, most of which had a separate entrance for women around the side of the building. I don't think it was a law, but rather custom. It was inappropriate for a woman to use the main entrance into the bar area, even if accompanied by her husband.
Some establishments allowed escorted women to sit at the bar, while others restricted them to a table in a back room. In most places, unaccompanied women were fine until about 9 or 10pm. Later than that,
well, a lone woman was considered to be a tramp.
I remember seeing these signs well into the 1980s.