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Which is sort of the opposite of everywhere outside of here at that time. >> oh, yes. >> this was a largely catholic, portuguese, conservative community fishing town, but it was also known as hell town. >> hell town, this is where the puritans sent their rejects. right out here. >> right. farther out -- >> not kidding. provincetown i think always had the mixture really of the bohemian people and the fishermen, the pirates, the writers, drunks, all that. >> anyone who had a lifestyle outside the mainstream was welcome here. >> whatever floats your boat. you know. it's all good. ♪ oh how i wis...

Gay lifestyle is much more accepted. >> okay, 1972, my feeling was that this was a gay town and that i was here at the pleasure of, you know, somebody else. which is sort of the opposite of everywhere outside of here at that time. >> oh, yes. >> this was a largely catholic, portuguese, conservative community fishing town, but it was also known as hell town. >> hell town, this is where the puritans sent their rejects. >> yeah. >> provincetown had the mixture really of the bohemian people and the fishermen, pirates, writers, drunks, all that. >> the lifestyle outside of mainstream was welcome he...

Sea legs back. >> really? >> yeah. >> april kobral owns the joint, taken over from her father, a forward thinking dude, if there ever was one. >> it was built in 1798. >> how long in your family? >> over 75 years. my father, he had billie holiday appeared, elle a fitzgerald. >> how has it changed? in 1972, my feeling was that this is a gay town and that i was here at the pleasure of somebody else. which is sort of the opposite of everywhere outside of here at that time. this was a largely catholic, portuguese, mission community, but it was also hell town. >> right. >> they sent their rejects h...

Legs back. >> oh, really? >> yeah. >> april owns the joint now. taken over for her father, the legendary reggie, a forward-thinking dude if there ever was one. >> it was built in 1798. >> how long in the family? in your family? >> over 75 years. my father during that time, he had billie holiday appeared, he had ella fitzgerald, all the big names of jazz. >> how has town changed? has it changed? >> i think tremendously. gay lifestyle is much more accepted. >> okay, 1972, my feeling was that this was a gay town and that i was here at the pleasure of, you know, somebody else. which is sort of the...

Legs back. >> oh, really? >> yeah. >> april owns the joint now. taken over for her father, the legendary reggie, a forward-thinking dude if there ever was one. >> it was built in 1798. >> how long in the family? in your family? >> over 75 years. my father during that time, he had billie holiday appeared, he had ella fitzgerald, all the big names of jazz. >> how has town changed? has it changed? >> i think tremendously. gay lifestyle is much more accepted. >> okay, 1972, my feeling was that this was a gay town and that i was here at the pleasure of, you know, somebody else. which is sort of the...