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“There’s great energy in this place,” Burgess said. Roaming in the middle of Queer/Bar with a smile on his face is Joey Burgess. The Hill has far more bars I could choose from than the few I shouldn’t.
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But I also know how to respect spaces that aren’t meant for me without frustration. No straights allowed if they’re not allies - despite the clear sign, one only hopes they drunkenly take the hint.ĭisclaimer: I am a straight, cisgendered, white female. This sleek new space is reserved for the Capitol Hill creators, the spectrum of anything out of the gender dichotomy, the queer. Plastered in a white, clear, modern font on Pike/Pine glows the generationally controversial word “Queer,” accompanied by “Bar.” It’s intentional. Proud Joey Burgess in front of his newly opened Queer/Bar (Images: Alex Garland) The prospective buyer has been a prolific investor in West Coast gay nightlife with recent acquisitions and openings including an expansion of his Splash family of video dance clubs in Fresno, and an expansion of the Badlands clubs he is part of with a new location in the works in Portland. It was relisted in late 2020 for $5.75 million.
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We don’t know yet terms of Bruce’s deal for the club and valuable Broadway property. CHS reported on the property hitting the market for $6.9. And TJ Bruce seems like the kind of man who will love the revered but dog-eared disco - or, at least, restore it back to a thriving Broadway business.ĬHS has confirmed Bruce, an investor and backer of gay clubs stretching from Fresno to San Jose to San Francisco to Portland and, now, Seattle, is closing on a deal for the club and the 1911-built, 14,000-square-foot Broadway building it has called home for 40 years. Image from the 2019 real estate listing for the property at 1509 BroadwayĬapitol Hill gay dance club legend Neighbours has a buyer.