The story
The all-night French diner that became a cultural hub for the LGBTQ+ community and transformed the Meatpacking District.
Everything that was here
- 1985–2008
FlorentRestaurant
The all-night French diner that became a cultural hub for the LGBTQ+ community and transformed the Meatpacking District.
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Nearby history
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The White Horse was a longshoremen's bar from 1880 until the early 1950s, when Dylan Thomas and other writers started dr
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