History

On July 1, 1989, Deville's opened it's doors for the first time at 10 Davol Square Providence, RI. Although it doesn't seem that long ago, it was quite a different scene for the gay community, women in particular. With no internet or in your face gay publications, with no Will & Grace or Logo TV, the gay life style was still not fully understood or accepted and finding a safe, positive and fun environment for women was nearly impossible. With this in mind, it became our objective to provide these things and make Deville's the best women's club in New England. Through the years, Deville's grew from a cafe with window seats and board games, to a full blown night club, but always maintaining our roots by keeping the 2 separate. In 1997 we moved to 1 Allens Ave. and it was shortly after that Providence was named one of the top 10 places for lesbians to live in the US by Girlfriend magazine, naming Deville's as one of the reasons it was in the top 10. In 2001, Deville's was forced to relocate once again, by means of eminent domain and the highway project, closing us down for nearly 2 1/2 years. The chances of finding a new location and reopening looked bleak but on June 6, 2003, Deville's opened once again to a standing room only crowd.

In 2006, after much soul searching, I made the decision it was time to move on and close Deville's while we were still on top. Our last night was wonderful with so many faces from throughout the years and so many wonderful tributes and stories, it made me feel so good and so proud to know what Deville's meant to so many people and that we had lived up to our goals.

The object of this website is to carry on the Deville's name to a new generation and allow us to reach as many people as possible . The location may have changed, but the objective is still the same...hope you enjoy!

Gina 
Owner/President                                               

Coming Soon...

We'd love to hear some true life testimonials on "how we met at Devilles."  Whether it's a great friendship or relationship, send us the 411 and a photo (optional) and we'll post it to share with others