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| https://blumenauer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/blumenauer-applauds-designation-lgbtq-venue-portland-national-register | Blumenauer Applauds Designation of LGBTQ+ Venue in Portland to National Register of Historic Places | 2020-11-30 | 2020 | 2020-11 | Democrat | Senate | OR | Earl Blumenauer | B000574 | blumenauer.house.gov | legacy | Today, U.S. Rep.Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), co-chair of the Congressional Historic Preservation Caucus,applauded news thatDarcelleXV, Portland's oldest drag club, willbeaddedto the National Register of Historic Places. Following approval by theNational Park Service,the venue becomes the firstLGBTQ+ historic site designated in Oregon and one ofonly eleven sites nationally that have been selected for their significance to LGBTQ+ Americans. In June, Blumenauer wrote aletterto U.S. Interior Secretary DavidBernhardturging him to support theclub'snominationfor its historic role in using entertainment to impact a cultural shift in the acceptance of LGBTQ+ rights. Walter Cole and his club were influential in educating Oregonians through drag performance, an art form that is now widely accepted and celebrated in this country.This mainstream acceptance of drag performance contributed to a broader societal acceptance of gay rights, Blumenauer said. Further, Walter persevered through discrimination during the 1970s and kept the club active for over 50 years.Thissignificantdesignation will help ensurethis rich history is not forgottenand thatDarcelleXVismemorializedfor future generations. DarcelleXV is a nightclub and drag venue that has been owned and operated by Walter Cole since 1967 and is located in a three-story brick building completed in 1910. The club pre-dates the famous Stonewall uprising that is often regarded as the start of the LGBTQ+ rights movement. The National Registerof Historic Placescelebratesdistricts, sites, buildings, structures, and objectsthat have had asignificantimpacton American historyand culture. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |