This part of the Upper West Side was still dingy or worse, and no one was likely to come up there purposely to cruise in a bar, which meant the clientele remained a crowd of local guys. “The Candlelight Lounge was as much – perhaps more in these days – a social meeting place as it was a cruise bar. There’s some interesting material about the bar in an online memoir about gay life in the 1960’s. The closing will be a sad way to kick off Gay Pride week, but patrons are expected to toast the bar’s exit this coming weekend. Michelle has now sold the entire four-story building, which was listed for $6.95 million, and apparently the new owner wants the bar out. Attorney Robert Ader bought the place in 1980, and his sister Michelle took over in 1995 after Ader died of AIDS, according to the blog Friends of Ours. A predecessor to Candle Bar opened in 1958, but was closed the next year “for permitting ‘homosexual activities’ on the premises according to New York State Liquor Authority records.” In 1960, Ralph Pansini opened the space again as the Candlelight Lounge in 1960 it was still a gay bar but the new owner must have been more surreptitious. The last day will be June 22, according to DNAinfo. The bar at 309 Amsterdam Avenue is the only gay bar on the Upper West Side south of 109th street. I can give you all the detaIls by DM, and we're in no rush as the 2 buyers who are currently considering it have to figure out financing.Candle Bar, the oldest gay bar on the Upper West Side, is closing its doors in about a week. And we can be creative with the financials if need be. i would ideally LOVE to see a group of nightlife people buy it together, sort of a nightlife cooperative. Bedlam is such a cool space, and versatile. This is a really good opportunity if you have always wanted to own a bar. If you put together a group of nightlife poeple, you could put together and offer and we could work it out with you, and help you start a business.
I am telling you this because while we have it on sale with a broker, and have some people interested, i would REALLY love to see Bedlam go into my nightlife friends hands, and not just some random people. Hey guys: So my partner Ben and i have decided to sell Bedlam in the East Village~ partially due to Corona shut down, but more excitedly because Club Cumming Productions is ramping up productions and i really want to focus on that, Fire Island 2021, and Club Cumming itself. #juliusbar #juliusbarnyc #juliusbargrill #bestburgersandfries #beerblastsundays #longesthappyhoursf #gay #gayhistory #gayhistorynyc #greenwichvillage #greenwichvillagenyc #neighborhoodbar #littlebaronthecorner #greenwichvillagewest #thisplacemattersnyc #lgbtqiaplus #lgbtq #Mattachine #mattachinenyc #mattachineparty #cocktails #gaybarsnyc #nycnightlife #juliusbar #juliusbarnyc #juliusbargrill #bestburgersandfries #beerblastsundays #longesthappyhoursf #gay #gayhistory #gayhistorynyc #greenwichvillage #greenwichvillagenyc #neighborhoodbar #littlebaronthecorner #greenwichvillagewest #thisplacemattersnyc #lgbtqiaplus #lgbtq #Mattachine #mattachinenyc #mattachineparty #cocktails #gaybarsnyc #nycnightlife #tuneuptuesday #pridemonth2020Ī post shared by JuliusBar on at 4:58am PDT Broadcasting live on Instagram and Facebook from Julius’ Bar.
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