Upstairs Lounge, view from Chartres Street

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This file appears in: Upstairs Lounge Fire, 1973: 32 Deaths

In 1973, bars covered the second floor windows, trapping people inside.

Photograph: Jennifer Conerly

This file appears in: Upstairs Lounge Fire, 1973: 32 Deaths

Upstairs Lounge Fire, 1973: 32 Deaths

By Jennifer Conerly, Drue Hardegree, Robert Rickey, August Darbonne, ed. & Charlotte Willcox, ed.

June 24, 1973 seemed like any other night at the Upstairs Lounge. The Metropolitan Community Church had just finished a worship service and was hosting a social event with free beer and food for about…