Downtown Development Would Demolish Several Austin LGBTQ Bars | Eater Austin

"Opened in 1990 by co-owner Larry Davis, this long-running gay bar has served as a central community hub for decades and bills itself as gay-owned and operated with friendly staff, strong drinks, and lively music and videos. It briefly closed in fall 2018 but remains a neighborhood fixture. A proposed mixed-use tower at 201–213 West Fourth Street would demolish its current building, though the developers have proposed reintegrating the bar at street level in the new building with a 25-year lease and arranging a temporary location during construction. Owners say they are working with developers to avoid displacing the community; public reaction has been mixed and often skeptical, and the plan is under review by the Historic Landmark Commission." - Nadia Chaudhury