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The Black Cat sign on the historic Silver Lake tavern along Sunset Boulevard
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Silver Lake · Los Angeles, CA

The Black Cat

Historic Silver Lake queer landmark tavern on Sunset with Art Deco bone and a black-cat sign that still watches the boulevard.

Historic 🏳️‍🌈 LGBT Late night
Neighborhood
Silver Lake
Address
3909 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90029
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Why it is listed
Publicly documented as a dive. Source
Hours, a real floor plan, and a map pin will live here once we have them. We do not invent closing times.

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