(Left) The night an arsonist attacked the Up Stairs Lounge at 604 Iberville Street in 1973, killing 32 people. (Right) A recent view of the French Quarter building. Photos: Bettmann/Contributor for Getty, Deisenbe/Wikimedia Commons
The plaque commemorating the Up Stairs Lounge fire was stolen, New Orleans police said yesterday.
Why it matters: The intentionally set fire at a French Quarter gay bar killed 32 people and injured 15.
It was the deadliest attack on U.S. soil against the LGBTQ+ community until the Orlando Pulse nightclub mass shooting in 2016.
