Town, the massive gay dance club Shaw, announced last week that will close next summer after mors to the ntrary. The owner sold to a veloper who plans to build an apartment buildg s place. What do Town closg mean for the cy’s gay muny? Contributors agree that the “gayborhood” isn’t gog anywhere, but won’t look the same the future.
Contents:
- TOWN, DC’S LARGT GAY BAR, IS CLOSG. WHAT DO MEAN?
- HOW 'THE EAGLE' BEME ONE OF THE MOST REGNIZED GAY BAR NAM
- THE GAY WAY: HISTORY OF LBIAN BARS SOUTHEAST WASHGTON, D.C.
- D.C.'S BT GAY BARS AND HANGOUTS
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THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $89.00 PER ADULTBEST SELLERWASHGTON DC MOONL TOUR OF THE NATNAL MALL & STOPS AT 10 S1,297B TOURSOM $68.00 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT*SMALL-GROUP GUID TOUR SI US CAPOL & LIBRARY OF CONGRS285REMEND93% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $89.00 PER ADULTBEST SELLERDC MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS NIGHT TOUR 1,828REMEND92% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $58.00 PER ADULTWASHGTON DC BY MOONLIGHT ELECTRIC CART TOUR695REMEND94% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $74.80 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)PRIVATE WASHGTON DC TOUR 204REMEND99% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.LUXURY CAR TOURSOM $495.00 PER GROUP (UP TO 5)LIKELY TO SELL OUT*WASHGTON DC "SEE THE CY" GUID SIGHTSEEG SEGWAY TOUR1,298REMEND97% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.SEGWAY TOURSOM $75.00 PER ADULTARLGTON NATNAL CEMETERY WALKG TOUR & CHANGG OF THE GUARDS627REMEND97% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $55.00 PER ADULTDC MONUMENTS AND CAPOL HILL TOUR BY ELECTRIC CART714REMEND97% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $77.51 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)SMALL GROUP NATNAL MALL NIGHT TOUR WH 10 TOP ATTRACTNS481REMEND97% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $99.00 PER ADULTBT OF DC PL US CAPOL AND NATNAL ARCHIV RERVED ENTRY539B TOURSOM $129.00 PER ADULTWASHGTON DC MONUMENTS BIKE TOUR229REMEND93% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $54.00 PER ADULTNIGHT-TIME MONUMENTS B TOUR WH OPTNAL WASHGTON MONUMENT365B TOURSOM $64.00 PER ADULT4-HOUR SMALL GROUP GUID NATNAL MALL TOUR WH 10 TOP ATTRACTNS315REMEND98% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $99.00 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT*SMHSONIAN MM OF NATURAL HISTORY - PRIVATE GUID MM TOUR 148REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $104.94 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)THE AREA NEIGHBORHOOD: UPPER NORTHWTREAD MORECONTRIBUTEWRE A REVIEWUPLOAD A PHOTOREVIEWSQ&AFILTERSENGLISHMOST RECENTDETAILED REVIEWS: REVIEWS ORR RMED BY SCRIPTIVENS OF ER-INTIFIED THEM SUCH AS CLEANLS, ATMOSPHERE, GENERAL TIPS AND LOTN RMATN.3.02 REVIEWSEXCELLENT0VERY GOOD1AVERAGE0POOR1TERRIBLE0ESPRIXLEXGTON PARK, MD22 NTRIBUTNS0CASUAL BAR, IENDLY CROWDAPR 2013 • SOLOY 'S A LEATHER BAR, BUT THE BARTENRS ARE SUPER IENDLY, THE CROWD IS FUN AND LIVELY, AND 'S A NICE PLACE TO HANG OUT WH IENDS.READ MOREWRTEN APRIL 29, 2013THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.MILTON WARE THERE ANY HOTELS NEAR THE DC EAGLE BAR?ADD A REPLYMILTON WARE THERE ANY HOTELS CLOSE TO EAGLE?ADD A REPLYVIEW ALLALSO POPULAR WH TRAVELERSSEE ALLTHE MAGIC DUEL196THEATERS • COMEDY CLUBSDUPONT CIRCLETICKETS OM $50.00BLUE FERN TRAVEL583BAR, CLUB & PUB TOURS • CULTURAL TOURSNIGHTLY SPIRS290BAR, CLUB & PUB TOURS • GHOST & VAMPIRE TOURS2023KICK AXE THROWG DC213BARS & CLUBS • GAME & ENTERTAMENT CENTERSD.C. CRAWLG57BAR, CLUB & PUB TOURS • HISTORIL & HERAGE TOURSBLU ALLEY212JAZZ BARSGEETOWNCMBS & WHISKERS46COFFEEHO • GAME & ENTERTAMENT CENTERSGEETOWNTHE DUBLER248BARS & CLUBSUPPER NORTHWT9:30 CLUB111CONCERTS • BARS & CLUBSTHUNR BURGER & BAR56BARS & CLUBSGEETOWNIS THIS YOUR TRIPADVISOR LISTG?OWN OR MANAGE THIS PROPERTY? CLAIM YOUR LISTG FOR EE TO RPOND TO REVIEWS, UPDATE YOUR PROFILE AND MUCH MORE.CLAIM YOUR LISTGD.C. EAGLE (WASHGTON DC) - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO (WH PHOTOS)
TOWN, DC’S LARGT GAY BAR, IS CLOSG. WHAT DO MEAN?
The closure marks the send of D.C.'s gay bars to shutter their doors ls than a week. * dc eagle gay *
Washgton DC’s Historic Gay Leather, Levi, Rubber, Uniform, Gear and Jock Bar. Uproar Lounge & Rtrant is a bar an relaxed pub experience for the Gay Bear & LGBTQ Co...
Washgton, DC’s olst ntuoly operatg gay bar, the DC Eagle, has announced that is closg permanently. The closg of the DC Eagle and Ziegfield’s after the closure of several other DC area gay bars recent years.
“This is a historic loss bee we’re the olst and largt gay bars D. Town, the massive gay dance club Shaw, announced last week that will close next summer after mors to the ntrary.
HOW 'THE EAGLE' BEME ONE OF THE MOST REGNIZED GAY BAR NAM
* dc eagle gay *
I me out twelve years ago, and like many queer kids DC, I sought out gay bars as a refuge.
Yet many of the plac I equented are gone: Phase 1 Barracks Row, Apex Dupont Circle, Ins Fairfax (which wasn’t a gay bar, but hosted a lot of drag shows), not to mentn all of the LGBT clubs Navy Yard that closed to make way for Natnals Park over a ago.
When Town opened 2007, the sleek, warehoe-style club seemed out of place at 8th and Florida, far om DC’s tradnal “gayborhood” on 17th Street. But did lead the gay muny’s shift further east towards Shaw, herg a new generatn of bars, like Dirty Goose, Takoda, and Uproar. What do Town closg mean for the cy’s gay muny?
THE GAY WAY: HISTORY OF LBIAN BARS SOUTHEAST WASHGTON, D.C.
Contributors agree that the “gayborhood” isn’t gog anywhere, but won’t look the same the future.
D.C.'S BT GAY BARS AND HANGOUTS
Town was the first gay bar I ever vised, but I met my boyiend of the last three years at a (straight) bar. All that said, I hope that the owners of Town follow the lead of DC Eagle and Secrets, which found new hom so they uld ntue to wele both people at a gay bar for their first time and people who experience every week. Canaan Merchant noticed a siary between gay venu and DIY mic venu:.
Obvly sucks to lose a well-loved place but at the same time…I don't thk the actual activy (whether s gay bar or DIY mic shows) is disappearg necsarily though the landspe is certaly changg.
Tracy Loh says ’s no surprise that Town led to other velopment, cg the example of other “gayborhoods. A lot has been wrten before about the role of gay “pneers” jumpstartg growth property valu by crementally vtg real tate and muni.
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THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $89.00 PER ADULTBEST SELLERWASHGTON DC MOONL TOUR OF THE NATNAL MALL & STOPS AT 10 S1,297B TOURSOM $68.00 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT*SMALL-GROUP GUID TOUR SI US CAPOL & LIBRARY OF CONGRS285REMEND93% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $89.00 PER ADULTBEST SELLERDC MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS NIGHT TOUR 1,828REMEND92% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $58.00 PER ADULTWASHGTON DC BY MOONLIGHT ELECTRIC CART TOUR695REMEND94% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $74.80 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)PRIVATE WASHGTON DC TOUR 204REMEND99% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.LUXURY CAR TOURSOM $495.00 PER GROUP (UP TO 5)LIKELY TO SELL OUT*WASHGTON DC "SEE THE CY" GUID SIGHTSEEG SEGWAY TOUR1,298REMEND97% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.SEGWAY TOURSOM $75.00 PER ADULTARLGTON NATNAL CEMETERY WALKG TOUR & CHANGG OF THE GUARDS627REMEND97% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $55.00 PER ADULTDC MONUMENTS AND CAPOL HILL TOUR BY ELECTRIC CART714REMEND97% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $77.51 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)SMALL GROUP NATNAL MALL NIGHT TOUR WH 10 TOP ATTRACTNS481REMEND97% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $99.00 PER ADULTBT OF DC PL US CAPOL AND NATNAL ARCHIV RERVED ENTRY539B TOURSOM $129.00 PER ADULTWASHGTON DC MONUMENTS BIKE TOUR229REMEND93% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $54.00 PER ADULTNIGHT-TIME MONUMENTS B TOUR WH OPTNAL WASHGTON MONUMENT365B TOURSOM $64.00 PER ADULT4-HOUR SMALL GROUP GUID NATNAL MALL TOUR WH 10 TOP ATTRACTNS315REMEND98% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $99.00 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT*SMHSONIAN MM OF NATURAL HISTORY - PRIVATE GUID MM TOUR 148REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $104.94 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)THE AREA NEIGHBORHOOD: UPPER NORTHWTREAD MORECONTRIBUTEWRE A REVIEWUPLOAD A PHOTOREVIEWSQ&AFILTERSENGLISHMOST RECENTDETAILED REVIEWS: REVIEWS ORR RMED BY SCRIPTIVENS OF ER-INTIFIED THEM SUCH AS CLEANLS, ATMOSPHERE, GENERAL TIPS AND LOTN RMATN.3.02 REVIEWSEXCELLENT0VERY GOOD1AVERAGE0POOR1TERRIBLE0ESPRIXLEXGTON PARK, MD22 NTRIBUTNS0CASUAL BAR, IENDLY CROWDAPR 2013 • SOLOY 'S A LEATHER BAR, BUT THE BARTENRS ARE SUPER IENDLY, THE CROWD IS FUN AND LIVELY, AND 'S A NICE PLACE TO HANG OUT WH IENDS.READ MOREWRTEN APRIL 29, 2013THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.MILTON WARE THERE ANY HOTELS NEAR THE DC EAGLE BAR?ADD A REPLYMILTON WARE THERE ANY HOTELS CLOSE TO EAGLE?ADD A REPLYVIEW ALLALSO POPULAR WH TRAVELERSSEE ALLTHE MAGIC DUEL196THEATERS • COMEDY CLUBSDUPONT CIRCLETICKETS OM $50.00BLUE FERN TRAVEL583BAR, CLUB & PUB TOURS • CULTURAL TOURSNIGHTLY SPIRS290BAR, CLUB & PUB TOURS • GHOST & VAMPIRE TOURS2023KICK AXE THROWG DC213BARS & CLUBS • GAME & ENTERTAMENT CENTERSD.C. CRAWLG57BAR, CLUB & PUB TOURS • HISTORIL & HERAGE TOURSBLU ALLEY212JAZZ BARSGEETOWNCMBS & WHISKERS46COFFEEHO • GAME & ENTERTAMENT CENTERSGEETOWNTHE DUBLER248BARS & CLUBSUPPER NORTHWT9:30 CLUB111CONCERTS • BARS & CLUBSTHUNR BURGER & BAR56BARS & CLUBSGEETOWNIS THIS YOUR TRIPADVISOR LISTG?OWN OR MANAGE THIS PROPERTY? CLAIM YOUR LISTG FOR EE TO RPOND TO REVIEWS, UPDATE YOUR PROFILE AND MUCH MORE.CLAIM YOUR LISTGD.C. EAGLE (WASHGTON DC) - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO (WH PHOTOS)
A muny wh a lot of disvtment but historil charm, gay people are the only on not racist or otherwise prejudiced enough/sperate enough for a place to stake a claim to see the value opportuny and have the risk-tolerance to act on , and so a gayborhood is born. Matt Friedman says DC has lost a lot of gay venu, but new on are always takg their place. At the news of the closg of Town, I joked to some iends that “the gayborhood is everywhere now.