Remembered for the live recording by Blaze Foley, the Outhouse lasted all the way into 1995.Ībout a decade after he shot this, Ken Geiger won the Pulitzer Prize for news photography. It is a serious bonus that the guy in the “it’s Miller time” t-shirt is indeed drinking a Miller. The bar scene in Austin seemed to skew much older back then.
It’s a safe bet that they are not singing “Convoy” or “Redneck Mother.” There are probably places across the state that look much the same as this today. Things are still pretty much like this, right?Īll those electrical cords in a wood building is giving me the heebie-jeebies. I haven’t been to Sixth Street in a long time. I felt a great kinship for many of these places, but as an Aggie, this wasn’t one of them. You can enjoy some sophisticated relaxation on their rooftop patio or get down on the dance floor. The May, 1983, edition of Texas Monthly has a much more flattering shot of Knebel’s Tavern in its “89 Greatest Texas Bars” article. 720 W 6th St, Austin, TX 78701 Green Light Social is an awesome craft cocktail bar near 6th Street in Austin with some serious speakeasy/retro vibes. Some were marked that there were intended for use with Kelso reviews, some not. B&W printed photographs, spilling out of a half-dozen folders. Lots of photos all taken around the early-80s era of Kelso’s Bar Trail column. Kelso even paid a visit to emmajoe’s, about a year before it closed, and pointed out the place named after radicals Emma Goldman and Joe Hill was the kind of club “that would make a Republican itchy.” Must have been the “Stripmining is Forever” bumper sticker.įROM OUR ARCHIVES: Read three of John Kelso’s early Statesman columns And he describes the jukebox at Flossie’s at 1920 S. He shares Aggie jokes from “Snuffy’s Place” in Hutto, where the beer was a cheap 75 cents in 1982. Kelso critiques the “flashy” Hamm’s Beer sign at Adeline’s in Round Rock. Sadly, the “bars” file in the archives only contained seven reviews from that series. RELATED: John Kelso, longtime columnist who kept Austin chuckling, has died
So when old-timer Gardner Selby mentioned to me that Kelso also did a series called “John Kelso’s Bar Trail,” I figured to tap that well, too. And it was popular, particularly here in the office where the former columnist’s recent passing has feelings and memories freshly stirred up. Its current space features gilt mirrors, a disco ball and a small performance stage.When I stumbled upon old clips of John Kelso’s Barbecue Trail articles, I knew I had a story. The DJ plays good music The door guy is welcoming and nice. The staff seems to always be upbeat and personable. Wedged into a space in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood - the epicenter of the city’s tech world - The Stud opened in 1966 and quickly gained a reputation as a spot with a hippie vibe and eclectic customers. The Iron Bear is in my opinion, THE best bar in Austin. Because of its proximity to downtown, the hike and bike trail along the river, new restaurants from Austin’s top chefs, trendy bars, and entertainment, we’re seeing gay people buying up condos and homes on the East side. In 2016 The Stud’s current location was sold, and the bar’s then-owner received was notified that monthly rent for the 2,800-square-foot space would leap from $3,800 to $9,500.Ī cooperative group of 18 owners then bought the bar to keep it running. East Austin East Austin has taken over as the 1 neighborhood for the LGBT community in Austin.
It’s at least the second time the 54-year-old bar has faced the prospect of full closure.But previous situations were due to gentrification in San Francisco, now one of the nation’s tech hubs. “Because of a lack of revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the historic bar will be announcing that they are permanently closing their location and will be holding a drag funeral to honor the end of an era of LGBT nightlife,” said one of the owners, Honey Mahogany, in a news release. The 18-member collective that operates the club announced late Wednesday that they had decided to close the bar, though they will look for a new location. The Stud is the longest continually running gay bar in San Francisco and known throughout the country as one of the bohemian, gender-bending, anything-goes institutions that made San Francisco into a gay mecca. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - One of the nation’s most celebrated gay bars is being forced from its home amid the financial fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
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