alcove

“Deputies were positioned less than ten feet away in the narrow alcove outside the restroom and issued verbal commands.”

An alcove devoted to gay rights displays an early version of the rainbow flag, campaign and protest buttons, and a ceiling fragment from the Stonewall Inn, where a 1969 uprising launched the gay liberation movement.

The 72-year-old pop icon is hanging out on a September afternoon in a leafy alcove at the clubby musician’s spot that’s been her go-to in Los Angeles since the early 1980s.

They also added an outdoor dining area, a birdbath and an alcove with a bench, all situated in the shade of fragrant natives.

Today, she works out of a wall-to-wall pink velvet alcove covered in floral pink wallpaper and dog hair.