R Place

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R Place
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R Place
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Address619 E. Pine St.
Seattle, Washington
United States
Coordinates 47°36′54″N122°19′25″W / 47.61508°N 122.32365°W / 47.61508; -122.32365

R Place was a gay bar and nightclub in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. [1] [2] The business operated in the Teal Building on Capitol Hill.

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History

R Place operated for over 35 years. The original location was at Pike and Boylston. [3] In 1996, the bar moved to its second location was in the Teal Building on 619 East Pine Street. [4] [5]

R Place hosted a live drag show called, "So You Think You Can Drag", a competition hosted by Cookie Couture. [6]

Owners Steve Timmons and Richard Elander announced the bar lost its lease in February 2021 due to complications arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. [7] [8] The owner of the Pine Street building had died and the estate did not renew the lease. [3]

The Comeback

In October 2021, the owners of the R Place hoped to open a new bar in the former straight bar Eden building on 1950 First Avenue South in the SoDo neighborhood. [8] [9] Floyd Lovelady, general manager of R Place, and longtime patron John Fish became co-managers of the new project called "The Comeback Seattle LLC". [8] The new bar opened in January 2022. [10] The Comeback closed in May 2023. [11] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Capitol Hill gay bar R Place turns 30". 29 August 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "R Place another Capitol Hill nightclub fighting red tape". 27 February 2013. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 Burbank, Megan (2021-02-03). "Capitol Hill bar R Place, leaving Pine Street location, seeks new home". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  4. ↑ Strangeways, Michael (2022-12-19). "R Place Building Revives As "The Teal Building" With Big NYE Party "The Bling Ball" – Seattle Gay Scene". Archived from the original on 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  5. ↑ Burns, Chase (2021-02-03). "Nothing Will Replace the Charm of R Place on Boylston and Pine". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  6. ↑ Burns, Chase (2019-06-05). "The Winner of This Live Drag Competition at R Place Gets $5,000". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  7. ↑ "Capitol Hill gay club R Place loses lease and begins search for new home". CHS Capitol Hill Seattle News. 2021-02-02. Archived from the original on 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  8. 1 2 3 Raketty, Renee (2021-10-01). "The Comeback: R Place rises again". Seattle Gay News. Archived from the original on 2023-12-23. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  9. ↑ Strangeways, Michael (2023-03-28). "So…What The Hell Is Happening At The Comeback? – Seattle Gay Scene". Archived from the original on 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  10. 1 2 Strangeways, Michael (2023-05-01). "The Comeback Pulls The Plug – Seattle Gay Scene". Archived from the original on 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  11. ↑ "R Place's gay bar legacy appears to have come to an end with The Comeback closure". 2023-05-03. Archived from the original on 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
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