Pulse Nightclub Review

The Pulse Memorial is a reminder of the innocent lives, hopes, and dreams that were tragically cut short. It is also a demonstration of the love and support that the LGBQT community has amongst itself and those that love them. My husband brought me, and our young adult children to the site. It's definitely so much more to see and understand in person.

Quick visit to the memorial before leaving Florida. I signed in on the digital kiosk which was hard to read at first. (Look closer to the bottom of the screen.) Doing my part to fund the new permanent memorial, ordered a shirt online.

One year later and I haven't forgotten about you. My thoughts, prayers and love are still being sent your way. I will never forget even though I've never been to Pulse and I didn't know any of the innocent victims. Together we WILL change OUR country to one of tolerance and acceptance for EVERYONE. Keep the faith even though it's hard and know there is a LOT of people thinking about everyone involved.

Great memorial! Quite frankly it brought tears to my eyes. You feel the love of the community in this display. Hate will never win and live conquers all!

Bitter Sweet paying homage to my Brother's and Sister's who lost their lives during the Massacre..

Fantastic memorial! I love how they kept it original and authentic...

Very emotional place, but a beautiful remembrance of those who where injured and lost their lives that night. Everyone should see it and donate to help with a permanent memorial

Hopefully one day Pulse will be designated as a
national memorial site .

I cannot say enough how moving this memorial is. Even though it is an interim memorial, it is well done and respectfully honors those lost, as well as their family members, survivors, and allies. We went at night and were grateful to see security present and it is very well lit. If you can go and not be moved to tears, you are probably not human. There are lots of pictures to represent the outpouring of support following the massacre, as well as items and pictures to honor those lost that night. There is a kiosk to sign a guestbook and donate if you would like (please do). There are also designated boards and sharpies to write you own message, attached directly to the Pulse sign. If in Orlando, this is about 30 mins or less from most major attractions so take the time to go see this. You will not be disappointed.

I had to go pay my respects. The memorial was done beautiful and very respectful. RIP to all that lost their life and bless everyone that was there that horrible night .

I still feel, more than 1 year after the tragedy that occurred, for the families and friends of the people who were murdered. The memorial here is beautiful, I'm glad that some people still have a heart.

Regardless of your belief system, don't feed inequality. The mural at the Pulse was inspiring and a testimony to perseverance of good people in the face of the violent pushback to equal rights for all. Keep your head up Orlando.

It was a nice experience being able to get down and pay our respect. Extremely sad, nobody deserves to die by the hand of others.

It was a good memorial wish they would clean up that ugly pulse sign more creativity and more money put into this memorial would be awesome what's there is just not enough.

This a beautiful memorial and very well kept. You hear about it on the news and the moment gets lost in all the other news for the day. Visiting this memorial really put things into perspective for me on just how real this was and how many people and families suffered and are still suffering becuase of it! God bless all the victims, families and anyone affected by this tragedy. You are all loved!

Pros! very clean, nice atmosphere, great music, nice crowd, real glass cups, strong drinks. CONS! little parking (get there early). My experience: Upon arriving we drove 3 blocks away to get parking, however, I experienced a great drag show, was teased by the sexy male dancers, and befriended by many people. Overall I had a great experience... Until I looked at my bank statement and saw i was over charged for 1 drink. I guess Juan decided to give himself an extra tip against my consent because the receipt I have doesn't match mine. Moreover, he kept my credit card for several minutes and gave everyone else back theirs even after I asked for mine back multiple times... It makes me wonder. But next time I go back I will PAY ALL DRINKS WITH CASH!!!! and I would advise everyone else to do the same.

It was set up nicely, but so sad to see the people who lost their lives

I was there today with my partner to pay respect to those that lost their lives. A beautiful memorial, a part of history that will never be forgotten.

It is great place for BBQ dine out. I just love this place. The food is just amazing and the service is really quick. They serve you the best chicken and fish here. Good atmosphere and ambiance. I really like this place.

Only thing I can say is as tragic as it is what happened there it nice having it there and can't wait for the new memorial to be built as odd as that may sound. Just wish it was something there was no need to even have but glad it's there.

I heard about the shooting when it happened, I live in Winter Haven, but i finally got a chance to actually view the site...very surreal, very ...so many people lost their lives because of hate, because he thought it was a good day for innocent people to die...this really hit home, because i myself am a lesbian it could have easily been me and my significant other... !! Prayers for everyone's family that was lost!!

So many heart felt messages left behind. It's worth stopping by to see. The building it self was not accessible but you can walk around the front parking lot and read the messages of love from other visitors.

Very emotional visit when we were here. I felt every single emotion imaginable the second I stepped on the lot. I have never felt anything like that before. It was almost overwhelming. Prayers to friends and family of those lost.

Glad to be able to visit this memorial and pay tribute to the 49 souls 54 survivors there families friends and loved ones that will be affected 4 life. A beautiful memorial where you can visit to see the many faces and tributes. The staff is friendly and I look forward to seeing the museum in the inside when finished. My cousin and I got the chance to make a donation and purchase T-shirt s to help keep awareness to the tragedy and the various oth mass gun shootings that this can happen anywhere even in your backyard.
I would also like the opportunity to donate my time to help this memorial site continue to be a memorial and keep the 49 lives memories alive.

Went with my family and friendsto see this wonderful memorial of a very sad time for so many. Grateful to get to share our love and support for all concerned.

Beautiful Memorial for the victims and families of the shooting on 06/12/16

I went there and it is now a memorial site closed off with flowers everywhere. I didn't think much about what had happened until I stepped foot at pulse. I could only imagine what those people went through that night. After that, i now respect and honor the LGBT people. This sight completly changed my mindset.

Wow so sad to see the place that one day was a place to have fun with friends now a place to remember all the good people that were killed there, I can't believe it.

A really great memorial that I think highlights and honors the people in a great way

Very well put together and organized. Its nice to have a memorial where we can pay our respects for the lost souls. There is security there and he was quite nice and walked us around and showed us.

The stillness is the first thing one notices as you walk upon the interim memorial.

As you come closer to the building, there is a shift as if hate is still trying to win.

Yet, with each and every heartbeat of Love visited upon THIS sacred ground, the parents with their children and friends and family still weeping at the loss, I am comforted.

I hope all who visit will feel, the 50 Angels from Pulse AND THE SCHOOL CHILDREN, who die violently at the hands of gunmen, GUIDING US IN SAYING, VERY LOUDLY IN ORLANDO AND OUTWARD,

LOVE WILL WIN.

I think it is time for a MOMMA Revolution!

Everything very well organized but very sad to remember what happened

Sadly but Keeping the Faith in Love over Hate Anytime.

How do you rate a memorial very heart breaking and a beautiful and sad heart wrenching tribute..yet erie knowing the history Its really sad that even in death the Girl depicted as a Dove still has to hide.. I hope her family opens up one day..

Is a must visit! ... just to see the love and response to a tragic place

Great place to come give respect to loving . I'll always going to remember my best friend Amanda . #LovenoHate #Orlandostrong #49angels

Unfortunately what happened in this place, many lives were lost in the hands of a coward. Everyone that night just wanted to dance. My respects to the families of the deceased.

I appreciated the memorial, but like every museum attempting to benefit from social injustice and tragedies, this tends to reach people post haste. Not a Donnie-downer but isn't there a better way to reach people before situations like this happen. Use funds to eliminate tax exemption on bigoted Pastors and those preaching hate and social intolerance. Let's be frank, Jesus was a left leaning liberal, he loved all people and NOT a hater. To many young liberals today are tragically misinformed of his life and message by right leaning conservatives.

We came for a quick drink after brunch and this place did not disappoint. The drinks were so good that we stayed for almost 2 hours.
I absolutely love this place.
Such good food, such good drinks.

The Pulse was a nightclub frequented by the LGBT community. It opened in 2004 in Orlando Florida. On June 12, 2016, 49 people were killed and 53 people were injured by a lone gunman. Most of the victims were Hispanic because the club was hosting a Latin night. At the time of the incident it was the deadliest mass shooting in the US only to be surpassed by Las Vegas a year later.

After the tragedy there was a lot of discussion about what to do with the Pulse. Barbara Poma, the owner of the Pulse first planned to sell the property to the city of Orlando. When negotiations over the deal stalled she decided to keep it and founded the OnePulse Foundation in 2017. Barbara has announced plans to turn the Pulse into a memorial and museum which she hopes to open in 2020. She has gone to both Oklahoma and New York to get ideas for how the memorial will look.

What is on the site now is a temporary memorial. After the shooting the city of Orlando paid to have a new smaller fence placed around the nightclub. The original fence was broken when first responders went through it to access the back of the club at the time of the incident. Covering the fence are pictures of the Orlando community coming together to honor the victims. At the memorial there is also a list of the names of the victims, an electronic guest book, and mementos and art work people have left behind.

If you want to visit the memorial you have to park on the street. Area businesses have erected signs warning people not to park in their lots. The site is monitored by a security guard paid for by the foundation. Visiting the memorial is a very emotional experience. Especially after having the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting happen in my own community on February 14, 2018. Gay, straight, man, woman, child, nationality, sitting in a church, or attending a concert, or a movie, or a nightclub, or a college, or a high school, none of it matters when a mass shooting happens in your community. Those people are your friends, family, neighbors, and co workers. Even though the memorial is temporary it does not look that way. It is very thoughtful and conveys the message that love triumphs hate. It is important to have a permanent place where the community can gather to mourn the loss of the bright and vibrant people who were taken in the prime of their lives by a senseless act of violence. My heart is with Orlando and all of those affected by the Pulse tragedy.

A solemn reminder of the horror that some awful individual inflicted. But the memories of those lost will forever be with us. Orlando Strong

I didn't expect this to be so large. It was very sad, but good to see that the 49 people were remembered in such a beautiful way.

It was amazing how people got together a beautiful memorial of so many young people losing their lives

Its a sad place ,but beautifuled displayed posters of people men and women who lost their lives there that were gunned down by a Madman and it was just sad and I posted it on Instagram I don't care what color you are what Creed if you're gay if you're straight if you're a lesbian it don't make a difference for all people somebody just decided to have a shooting spree and killed over a hundred people.

A sacred place to remember the 49 people who were lost on 6/12/16 at Pulse nightclub. My best friend, Chris Brodman, was the first survivor to pass away 3 months later of a brain aneurysm. He was a hero that night, saving 2 lives by pushing them over the back fence before escaping himself. He is deeply loved and missed by all who knew him.

Took my children to view the murals outside. At 19 & 13 yrs old they are aware of hate but more importantly love. Still a thick sadness hanging around the building but thankful the place is still there expressing love on a higher level in 2020

This temporary memorial is special. At once both heartbreaking and full of hope and love. A sobering reminder of an unspeakable act of hate, but also a testament to the much greater strength of community and the need for action to ensure things like this do not continue to happen.

Beautiful Memorial. Stirring. Powerful. Heartbreaking. Apart from the numerous other senseless tragedies

Need to bring your family.and remember those that die. For no reason. Just for been who they are

It's a place of love and hope . It's the interim Pulse Memorial. All of the 49 are remembered and honored at this sacred location. #OrlandoStrong #Pulse

Powerful memorial...truly an experience to remember

It is great place for BBQ dine out. I just love this place. The food is just amazing and the service is really quick.

Very touching... Beautifully done amongst the sadness.

Beautiful memorial but a cruel reminder of senseless hate

Worth a trip here to show people how real this really is..sad but happy I made the journey..our guide was awesome..a young man from Brooklyn NY. Thank you

Love Wins. Always an emotional rollercoaster to visit.

Very sad but necessary memorial for all to see what anger can do to the public.

My husband I have meet alot of good people like us. My man is Bigender and Im staight. He made my world open up in many ways our best friend is a security gaurd. She is very intuitive.thank you

When I heard about the shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando fL I thought OMG thoes poor INNOCENT Souls 49 and the other in Injured there famies friends I started crying as I thought I can imagine what Thoes INNOCENT people trapped friends family. A year and half later, I still remember pray for the familes. LOVE ALWAYS WINS NOT HATE.. GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU LOVING SOULS IN JESUS NAME AMEN.!!

club is actually closed, just wanted to visit the memorial.

The temporary memorial is very well done. It's worth a visit to pay your respects.

A beautiful memorial to the angels lost on that tragic day.

Tragedy & a place to pay respect to these 49 angels