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Before the ’80s fully crash-landed into the ’90s

Tucked into a former movie theater on South Street

The Flame (San Diego Lesbian Bar/1984-2004) crazy eddie shirt play volleyball in a sandThe Flame (San Diego, California) 1984 2004 One of San Diegos most beloved lesbian bars, The Flame lit up Park Boulevard in Hillcrest from 1984 until its closing in 2004, becoming a central social hub for LGBTQ+ women in Southern California. Named for a fire that once destroyed the restaurant previously on that site, The Flame was built with intention and pride: a space owned and operated for women at a time when lesbian bars were still rare and