NYC Oldest GAY BAR: Julius' Struggle to Survive

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  • Опубліковано 14 гру 2024
  • We visit JULIUS' NEW YORK CITY'S OLDEST GAY BAR DURING COVID-19 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan and speak with the owner Helen Buford and long-time bartender Daniel Onzo about its struggle to survive during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown in #NYC.
    Julius' is a landmark bar and is significant in its history for its association with an important early event in the modern #gay rights movement involving a historic sip-in led by members of the Mattachine Society.
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  • @JamesandKarla
    @JamesandKarla  4 роки тому +4

    If you want to HELP SUPPORT this channel so we can continue highlighting small unique shops & interesting places in NYC, please send us:
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  • @franksmusic2880
    @franksmusic2880 Рік тому +4

    I was a regular at Julius back in 1979, I was a nineteen year old at the time. Fun place, I would go off to the 9th circle down the street when I got bored. Those were fun times in the city. I went back recently but it felt wired and I got depressed and I left.

  • @charlesconard2488
    @charlesconard2488 4 роки тому +7

    Julius truly is a gem of the city. It's hard to see so many iconic places struggle to stay open during this time.

    • @JamesandKarla
      @JamesandKarla  4 роки тому

      Charles Conard we couldn’t agree more with you that Julius’ is a true gem 💎 of the City. We hope our video helps raise awareness of its history and its struggle to survive the Coronavirus. We started this channel last year as a way to highlight unique small businesses and places in NYC and now our work is even more crucial. Thank you so much for the love and please share our video with anyone else you may think will enjoy watching.

  • @AdrianDuarte
    @AdrianDuarte 4 роки тому +6

    I was a regular at Julius' back in 1992/1993 and very much fell in love with the realness of the bar. Julius' is a place you could walk into and feel welcome, no matter who you were, without judgement. I remember so many details from my time there, from the sawdust on the floor to the CD's that were in the jukebox at the time, my favorites being Annie Lennox's Diva, Madonna's Erotica and Mega Hits Dance Classics Volume 3. Julius' is a prominent setting the book I've written featuring about 11 months of my life, which I'm hoping to get published within the next year or so. At 6:10 on this video Danny mentions LJ carving the Julius logo into the bar. I remember LJ very well, he was a total sweetheart. Sometimes LJ would bring his dog, who very much LOVED beer, into the bar to enjoy his own cup of beer. What a lot of the bar employees and patrons didn't know about LJ, and I only know because my friend, Erik Harden was a good friend of LJ, brought me over to LJ's apartment to hang out, LJ enjoyed model trains and had tracks mounted on his walls so he could watch the trains go around the room. I've not been to Julius' in many years but if you have ever been there, you know Julius' isn't just a bar where people come to drink or eat a burger, it's a place where complete strangers become family. The former owner, Freddie, knew that some of the patrons didn't have much in terms of family and had Christmas dinner brought to serve in the back room. Thank you James and Karla for sharing this amazing video, I hope it helps Helen keep the doors open.

    • @JamesandKarla
      @JamesandKarla  4 роки тому

      We are so glad our video brought back such good memories of spending time at Julius’. It truly is very welcoming and a home away from home for so many people. That is so amazing that you knew LJ and also have written a book which prominently features the bar. We too hope that our video helps raise awareness of this bar and its struggle to survive. Thank you so much for watching and commenting and please share our video with anyone else you may think will enjoy it!

    • @joeyferrugio8562
      @joeyferrugio8562 4 роки тому +2

      And we hung out on the stoop across the street.

    • @JamesandKarla
      @JamesandKarla  4 роки тому +2

      Joseph Ferrugia II that is so cool ...was the bookstore on the corner across the street back then when you hung out on the street? The Three Lives & Co Bookstore has been around for a while.

  • @christinenapoli5106
    @christinenapoli5106 3 місяці тому +1

    Congrats on your new book release! You guys are NYC angels….sharing your talents of photography & friendship to many. Cant help but love you guys! Continued. Blessings! 💕🩵

  • @CatCasual
    @CatCasual 4 роки тому +7

    Great place with a great and important history. I hope it survives.

    • @JamesandKarla
      @JamesandKarla  4 роки тому

      We couldn’t agree more! It certainly is full of history and is such a warm and welcoming place which deserves to be around for many many more years! Thank you so much for watching and for the wonderful feedback.

  • @reneenosal9387
    @reneenosal9387 4 роки тому +9

    I really appreciate the detailed info. and history lesson you provide with each of these businesses you highlight. The interior is fantastic! I truly hope they start reopening. I fear more than the virus the loss of these wonderful places that make NYC so unique. BTW.....where is Hudson???? Is he OK??.....miss his precious face!

    • @JamesandKarla
      @JamesandKarla  4 роки тому +3

      Thank you so much Renee! It truly is a gem of Greenwich Village and so full of history 🌈! We too worry about losing such significant and important places. Do not worry about sweet Hudson as it was so hot and humid the day we filmed this video (and we walked there) that we thought it best to leave him at home with the A/C keeping him cool. Thank you so much for watching and commenting as always!

  • @nasdaqua
    @nasdaqua 4 роки тому +4

    Thanks again JamesandKarla for this very informative and fascinating video and NYC bar history lesson.
    Beautiful wooden interior as captured by James and unique stories as captured by Karla...who could ask for more. Lucky Hudson was home comfortable in his air conditioned abode. Yes, i hope this important social venue survives. Next stop, maybe the Ear Inn on Spring Street?
    Keep up your labor of love.. #1 Fan.

    • @JamesandKarla
      @JamesandKarla  4 роки тому +1

      Pizza Rules thank you so much for the wonderful feedback. We are glad you appreciated the historic wood interior including the long bar and cabinetry as captured by James and the great stories behind the bar. We are hopeful that it survives for many more years. We have visited historic Ear Inn in the past but have not checked up on it in quite some time so that is a wonderful idea. Thank you again for your continued support!

  • @ferrin6182
    @ferrin6182 4 роки тому +3

    Nothing I love more than a burger and a beer at Julius'. I love this bar just as much when it's just a few patrons in the middle of the afternoon as when it's wall-to-wall packed during John Cameron Mitchell's Mattachine party. Helen just sent out another Gofundme update yesterday about continued struggles due to capacity max - I hope we can all keep this place afloat during such a tough time.

    • @JamesandKarla
      @JamesandKarla  4 роки тому

      Ferrin Evans we are glad you enjoyed watching our video highlighting this amazing bar and its struggle to survive. Yes we hope that our video helps raise awareness and funds for its GoFundMe campaign. We must keep this bar afloat!

  • @celebratown
    @celebratown 4 роки тому +3

    Thank you so much for making this video. I’ve been going to Julius’ the past 20 years but Kline live in Orlando. I can’t wait to come back to the city and visit this wonderful place. New subscriber here. ❤️

    • @JamesandKarla
      @JamesandKarla  4 роки тому +1

      Brandon thank you so much for the wonderful feedback and for subscribing to our channel. We really appreciate the love and support. Julius’ is such a wonderful place and truly deserves to survive as it has so much history and a great caring owner and bartenders. We hope you can visit again once it is safe to travel and visit again. Much love from NYC!

  • @ignazs.5816
    @ignazs.5816 4 роки тому +4

    We lost several gay bars in Los Angeles already. One of them being my first gay bar I went to, the iconic Rage night club. They just couldn't keep their head above water. I feel a lot of our community's bars and establishments are hanging by a thread. They haven't been able to open and make profits to pay rent for almost a year. This is a great video. I haven't gone to this bar yet.

    • @JamesandKarla
      @JamesandKarla  4 роки тому

      Thank you so much Ignaz for the love & support. Next time you visit NYC, we encourage you to go to Julius'. It such a warm and welcoming bar and so much history behind it too. Wr are sorry to hear about the closure of the bar in Los Angeles. Sadly, so many places are struggling to survive now due to COVID

  • @jregel6971
    @jregel6971 3 роки тому +5

    Best Place on Earth Started going there in the 80s to this day

    • @JamesandKarla
      @JamesandKarla  3 роки тому +1

      We are glad you already discovered this gem
      in the West Village. It’s truly a remarkable place.

    • @jregel6971
      @jregel6971 3 роки тому +1

      @@JamesandKarla Great place.. Great prices and most of all everyone is super friendly

  • @berniecasey7592
    @berniecasey7592 3 роки тому +3

    Good Wishes to Julious 😃❤

    • @JamesandKarla
      @JamesandKarla  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you so much Bernie. Julius’ is such a wonderful bar with so much history!

  • @welles2002
    @welles2002 4 роки тому +4

    I have many Fond Memories of this Place in the 80's I delivered Monday’s and Friday’s , potato salad and chopped liver. I was a driver for reddi salad a company based out of Long Island city.I got to know everyone there. It was my favorite stop for sure . Julius was owned by Fred Lutz at the time. The bartender Mickey was a local legend for sure. So many interesting characters frequented . I wonder if anyone from that Era remember the cook Wade Barker or Raul Gonzalez who was a Puerto Rican Entertainer, who died very young only 58 from Cancer. His Photo is above the bar Area. I saw jack Warden hangin there once. I think he lived in the neighborhood. I used to talk film with a guy named bill. ive stopped in over the Years and I hope Julius can get past this very difficult time. I have on video a Tribute video that was done for mickey .where many regulars shared memories of him .I'm going to try and digitize and share. It features many of the interesting people that hung out there at that time.

    • @JamesandKarla
      @JamesandKarla  4 роки тому

      welles2002 we are glad our video brought back so many good memories of spending time there in the 1980s. Somebody mentioned to us that they used to get potato salad with their burger (now they serve French fries) and now we know who delivered that salad! Fred Lutz also owned the building at one time but now it is owned by a corporation. We are sure the longtime bartender Danny remembers Mickey and Wade Barker and Raul Gonzalez. Did you ever meet Danny? Definitely let us know if you digitize the old footage you have. Thank you so much for watching and commenting to us!

    • @welles2002
      @welles2002 4 роки тому +1

      @@JamesandKarla wow a corporation owns the building thats weird . I knew a bartender named Steve and their was another guy that worked there named Seth. Ron became the cook after wade left. I knew so many people there . I wonder if he knew Charlie the wisecracking cab driver. He used to come on some of my other stops just to hang out. He was hysterical character. I also knew a guy named hank who Died in the early Days of HIV . Such a character, one of so many. Oh by the way the potato salad with the burger was amazing. Julius had a standing order for years .

  • @janismacvicar9637
    @janismacvicar9637 4 роки тому +4

    omg i love this channel thanx for sharing xx

    • @JamesandKarla
      @JamesandKarla  4 роки тому

      Janis Macvicar thank you so much for the love on our channel. We are so glad you found us and enjoyed this latest video. We hope you also enjoy watching some of our other videos highlighting unique shops, bars, restaurants and other places in NYC. Much love from the East Village.

  • @stevestarr9769
    @stevestarr9769 2 роки тому +1

    I've been in that neighborhood a hundred times, but missed this place. Gotta check it out on my next trip to NYC.

  • @drecinema
    @drecinema 4 роки тому +4

    They filmed an episode of pose in here!

    • @JamesandKarla
      @JamesandKarla  4 роки тому +1

      That is very cool! It definitely has been used as a location in a number of movies! Thank you so much for watching and commenting.

  • @HunterWoodlawn
    @HunterWoodlawn 3 роки тому +5

    I’m going to NYC in august, I’ll be sure to stop by!

    • @JamesandKarla
      @JamesandKarla  3 роки тому +1

      It is such a great bar and they also have an outdoor dining/seating area too. We are sure you will enjoy going as there is so much history in this place.

    • @HunterWoodlawn
      @HunterWoodlawn 3 роки тому +1

      @@JamesandKarla I always visit stonewall and am glad I have another place to frequent when in town now!

  • @romaczech75
    @romaczech75 4 роки тому +3

    Great video! Many times I've been to Julius'. Best cheeseburgers in the West Village. The history is amazing. It's too bad you're not able to have made a video about Chumley's before it turned into something completely different imo. Another great libation station of yore in such a wonderful neighborhood. "Let's 86 the joint!"

    • @JamesandKarla
      @JamesandKarla  4 роки тому +1

      romaczech75 UES we are glad you already have been to this historic bar. Their burgers 🍔 are definitely a bargain and delicious. We were thinking the same thing about Chumley’s as it was so beautiful inside. Did you hear that the owner is now selling everything from the interior as it is permanently closed due to the Coronavirus shutdown.

  • @ICONICPARIS
    @ICONICPARIS 3 роки тому +3

    I will definitely go when I'm back in New Yotk

  • @zoltankaparthy9095
    @zoltankaparthy9095 4 роки тому +3

    I haven't been in Julius' in sixty years. It is always a comfort to know it is still there. Known once as, "the only respectable place in NY to get drunk" it is an icon in its own right. I am grieving to see that the dense cobwebs are no longer on the ceiling! WTF!! But it is still Julius'. I hope the ceiling cobwebs can come back with the basset brass rail I remember so well. And the hamburgers, then on toast, were the best in town. Long Live Julius'!
    Oh, BTW, when Dominico Medugno's Volare was a big hit the song played from around 8:00 one Saturday night to well past 1:00. And, yeah, the bar would join in signing now and again.
    ua-cam.com/video/t4IjJav7xbg/v-deo.html

    • @JamesandKarla
      @JamesandKarla  4 роки тому

      We are glad our video brought back good memories Zoltan! Julius definitely no longer has any cobwebs along the ceiling as health inspectors now regularly make the rounds snd will give fines for things like that. Similarly McSorley’s in the East Village also had cobwebs on all their light fixtures & on the wishbones left by soldiers years ago but they too have all been cleaned. The brass Bassett Hounds are supposed to come back so we will have to check in to see if they have been returned as we really love them. Thank you again for watching and for sharing your memories with us

  • @williambohaboy2852
    @williambohaboy2852 2 роки тому +2

    It was a gold mine back in the 70s 80s things change

  • @luisfernandolopez9794
    @luisfernandolopez9794 Рік тому +1

    Fun fact this appears in grand theft auto iv (4) the ballad of gay tony DLC but it’s called Hercules and it’s a gay bar/ gay nightclub

  • @garywrege4326
    @garywrege4326 2 роки тому +1

    Time to accept credit cards!

  • @Bamboo4U2
    @Bamboo4U2 4 роки тому +2

    They make awesome bacon cheeseburgers.

    • @JamesandKarla
      @JamesandKarla  4 роки тому

      We love their plain hamburgers 🍔 too! Thank you so much for watching and commenting.

  • @danielbisson8032
    @danielbisson8032 4 роки тому +3

    ARE U STILL OPENIED

    • @JamesandKarla
      @JamesandKarla  4 роки тому

      Yes Daniel this historic bar, Julius’ has reopened with outdoor dining

  • @joeyferrugio8562
    @joeyferrugio8562 4 роки тому +4

    Hustler bar

  • @joeyferrugio8562
    @joeyferrugio8562 4 роки тому +4

    Oh if the apartment upstairs walls could talk. I am dissapounted it was sold as I left nyc. Sell out

    • @JamesandKarla
      @JamesandKarla  4 роки тому +2

      Joseph Ferrugia II did you live above this historic bar? The Lutz family owned the building and also had owned the bar before Helen Buford and her husband took ownership. Sadly the family no longer owns the building and it now owned by a corporation which owns numerous buildings in the City.

    • @ignazs.5816
      @ignazs.5816 4 роки тому +1

      @@JamesandKarla when a building is owned by a corporation, you better be ready for rent increases and eventual bulldozing of it.