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- NEW OWNERSHIP MEANS CHANG FOR GAY 90S NIGHTCLUB
- STRIP-CLUBS OWNER HAFIZ ADDS GAY 90S TO HIS LIST
- GAY 90S
NEW OWNERSHIP MEANS CHANG FOR GAY 90S NIGHTCLUB
The staple Tw Ci GLBT statn will unrgo renovatns begng renovatns and a change ownership are the works for the Gay 90s nightclub – a staple the Tw Ci gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr muny and popular statn for Universy stunts – bee an unintified buyer recently entered the fal stag of purchasg the club. Robert Parker, general manager of the Gay 90s, said the buyer approached the owner of the bar, Michael Bloom, about three months ago wh an tert to acquire the club.
Sara Tulchsky celebrated her 21st birthday Sunday at the Gay 90s. “It don’t matter if you’re straight, you’re gay, you’re anythg. The Gay 90s has unrgone a number of chang unr the current owner Bloom, Parker said.
Acrdg to s new owner, the Gay 90s will stay gay. On Friday, Peter Hafiz, owner of the strip clubs Deja Vu and Dreamgirls, said he is buyg the Gay 90s and s buildg at the rner of Hennep Avenue and 4th Street He'll take over May 1 pendg cy approval later this month. While the Gay 90s has borne s name for more than half a century, wasn't until the mid-1970s that beme a gay bar and eventually a statn for drag shows and dance nights, which over the years have also attracted a large straight clientele.
STRIP-CLUBS OWNER HAFIZ ADDS GAY 90S TO HIS LIST
A longtime manager at the club, Robert Parker, said he was uncerta about the Gay 90s' future when he first heard about s sale. "But once all started to fall to place, I saw that [Hafiz's] visn was to have a bigger and granr Gay 90s. After hearg that the Gay 90s' longtime owner, Michael Bloom, was ready to retire, Hafiz stepped , feelg that the club would be a good addn to his clter of downtown nightspots.
"We're gog to do an extensive remolg and brg up to date as an upsle venue for the gay muny, " he said. Gay 90s, Featurg Mr. The Gay 90s opened 1957 as a supper club loted next to the Happy Hour Lounge, a well-known gatherg place for LGBTQIA+ persons.
The Gay 90s has tered to a mixed intifyg clientele for all s existence. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, transned to a full gay bar, offerg live drag shows and excg entertament.
GAY 90S
The Gay 90s has bee an ternatnally known lotn and ntu to offer dancg, live entertament, food and drks. The first Gay Pri Block Party was held outsi of 408 Hennep Ave 1981.