90. When Hell Came Up To The 2nd Floor: The UpStairs Lounge Arson

Listener Discretion on this one, kids! Derogatory slang amongst other things.<br /><br />On the night on June 24, 1973, around 8 pm, someone set fire to the UpStairs Lounge a gay bar located in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Thirty-two people lost their lives.<br /><br />Many think the police failed to really investigate the arson. The official cause is still listed as "undetermined origin", but many believe it was a man that was thrown out of the bar earlier that night.<br /><br />Almost 50 years later is it still one of New Orleans' deadliest fires. Up until the Pulse Nightclub...