The Pulse Nightclub

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Watermark: http://www.watermarkonline.com/2017/06/08/looking-back-on-a-gay-nightclub-that-almost-wasnt-looking-forward-after-a-massacre/

“That was the time of Martini Bars and UltraLounges. I had lived in Manhattan and I got to Orlando and thought ‘Gosh, this place needs a bit of a fresher-upper,’” he says. Legler approached the Pomas with the concept, and they agreed to offer their assistance in any way possible. Prior to Pulse, the couple had never considered opening a gay bar. After hearing Legler’s vision of the kind of space he wanted to create, they bought into the idea.

Time Magazine: "Concerns, Controversy Surround the Planned Construction of a Memorial and Museum at Pulse Nightclub, Site of 2016 Mass Shooting" by Jasmine Aguilera and Madeline Fitzgerald

Orlando Sentinel: "Pulse documents detail memorial plans, expected visitors, and Poma's salary" by Kate Santich and David Harris

Orlando Sentinel: "Reimagining a public Pulse Memorial" by Zachary Blair

Orlando Sentinel: "Money for mental-health needs of Pulse survivors starting to dry up" by Kate Santich

Orlando Sentinel: "Orange County approves $10M in hotel taxes for Pulse memorial museum" by Stephen Hudak

Orlando Weekly: "Florida lawmakers propose giving $2 million to Pulse memorial and museum" by Monivette Cordiero

Time Magazine: "The Owner of the Pulse Nightclub No Longer Wants to Sell It" by Madeline Farber

WESH 2: "Pulse nightclub was sold for $100 months after mass shooting"

Orlando Weekly: "Pulse owner decides not to sell nightclub to City of Orlando" by Monivette Cordiero

Watermark: "Pulse owner Barbara Poma will not sell the nightclub to the city for memorial" by Billy Manes

Orlando Sentinel: "Pulse nightclub owner says she won't sell to city" by Jeff Weiner and Gal Tziperman Lotan

Orlando Sentinel: "Pulse owners illegally transferred nightclub to hide value from massacre victims, lawsuit claims" by David Harris