The Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service Department posted images of the four-alarm fire on their Facebook page. Image: Google abandoned Phoenix, circa 2012 3, a drag show will take to the stage at Stacy's at Melrose, a gay bar in one of Phoenix's most LGBTQ friendly districts.
Several hours later, Mills posted a picture of what was left of the rubble, showing only a small pile of debris and rubble where the building once stood. As people across the country tune in to watch election returns on Nov. His only words in the caption: “RIP old Phoenix club." Will Sheppard posted a snapshot from a post from the app NextDoor showing the large inferno from several blocks away. “That huge cloud of smoke over Crestwood/Avondale is the Phoenix,” Don Mills wrote, prompting many people to recall their memories and even toss out the obvious ill-timed “phoenix rising” jab. According to sources, The Phoenix closed its doors for good in October 2009.īirmingham’s LGBT community on social media via Facebook erupted with strong disbelief, many expressing heart-aching gloom over the fate of the venue never reopening. The abandoned property was once home to The Phoenix, before that The Tool Box - gay bars active during the ‘90’s and mid-2000s. Ocean-Blue Cocktails Are Apparently Back in Style in D.C.
The bear bar boasts drink specials and a rooftop recognized by The Washington Blade in 2016. On Friday morning, a catastrophic blaze lit the vacant red-painted standalone building at 5120 Fifth Avenue South near Crestwood. New to the Shaw/U Street gay bar scene is Uproar, which debuted last year. Vacant Birmingham Gay Bar Devastated By Four-Alarm Fire