Tropitan Cocktail Lounge

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Title

Tropitan Cocktail Lounge

Description

Located near Orange Avenue and Colonial Drive, Carl Hegler's Tropitan Cocktail Lounge was advertised as "A Wee Bit Different" and was rumored to be a popular hangout spot for gay men in the late fifties.

Source

Orlando Sentinel Archives

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Date

1948

Citation

“Tropitan Cocktail Lounge,” LGBTQ History Museum of Central Florida - Digital Archive, accessed April 16, 2026, https://floridalgbtqmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/18889.

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