Ohio LGBTQ sites will be honored through new Ohio History Connection effort

Former patrons of Summit Station say the Columbus bar was once busy every night of the week — full of people playing pool, shooting darts and plotting feminist revolutions.

“Ladies Night, Every Night. Men $5,” declared a sign posted outside.

Summit Station earned its reputation as a safe space for lesbians and queer people when trumpet player Petie Brown sought part-time work behind the bar in 1970.

An out lesbian, her presence attracted scores of other lesbian women, trans and queer people.