R Place Explained

R Place
Address:619 E. Pine St.
City:Seattle, Washington
Country:United States
Coordinates:47.6151°N -122.3237°W

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.

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.

The Comeback

See main article: The Comeback Seattle. In October 2021, the owners of the R Place hoped to open a new bar in the former straight bar Eden building on 1950 1st Avenue South in the SoDo neighborhood.[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". The new bar opened in January 2022.[10] The Comeback closed in May 2023.[11]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Capitol Hill gay bar R Place turns 30. 29 August 2014. 23 December 2020. 5 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201205014632/https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2014/08/capitol-hill-gay-bar-r-place-turns-30/. live.
  2. Web site: R Place another Capitol Hill nightclub fighting red tape. 27 February 2013. 23 December 2020. 29 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170329012244/https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2013/02/r-place-another-capitol-hill-nightclub-fighting-red-tape/. live.
  3. Web site: Burbank . Megan . 2021-02-03 . Capitol Hill bar R Place, leaving Pine Street location, seeks new home . 2023-10-08 . The Seattle Times . en-US . 2023-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230515174710/https://www.seattletimes.com/life/capitol-hill-bar-r-place-leaving-pine-street-location-seeks-new-home/ . live .
  4. Web site: Strangeways . Michael . 2022-12-19 . R Place Building Revives As "The Teal Building" With Big NYE Party "The Bling Ball" – Seattle Gay Scene . 2023-10-08 . en-US . 2023-10-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231011072738/https://seattlegayscene.com/2022/12/r-place-building-revives-as-the-teal-building-with-big-nye-party-the-bling-ball/ . live .
  5. Web site: Burns . Chase . 2021-02-03 . Nothing Will Replace the Charm of R Place on Boylston and Pine . 2023-10-08 . The Stranger . en . 2023-10-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231011074240/https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2021/02/03/55084273/nothing-will-replace-the-charm-of-r-place-on-boylston-and-pine . live .
  6. Web site: Burns . Chase . 2019-06-05 . The Winner of This Live Drag Competition at R Place Gets $5,000 . 2023-10-08 . The Stranger . en . 2022-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221129202851/https://www.thestranger.com/theater/2019/06/05/40382960/the-winner-of-this-live-drag-competition-at-r-place-gets-5000 . live .
  7. Web site: 2021-02-02 . Capitol Hill gay club R Place loses lease and begins search for new home . 2022-04-04 . CHS Capitol Hill Seattle News . en-US . 2022-03-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220323025808/https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2021/02/capitol-hill-gay-club-r-place-loses-lease-and-begins-search-for-new-home/ . live .
  8. Web site: Raketty . Renee . 2021-10-01 . The Comeback: R Place rises again . 2023-10-08 . Seattle Gay News . en-us . 2023-12-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231223160135/https://www.sgn.org/story.php?309359 . live .
  9. Web site: Strangeways . Michael . 2023-03-28 . So…What The Hell Is Happening At The Comeback? – Seattle Gay Scene . 2023-10-08 . en-US . 2023-10-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231011072740/https://seattlegayscene.com/2023/03/so-what-the-hell-is-happening-at-the-comeback/ . live .
  10. Web site: Strangeways . Michael . 2023-05-01 . The Comeback Pulls The Plug – Seattle Gay Scene . 2023-10-08 . en-US . 2023-10-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231011072738/https://seattlegayscene.com/2023/05/the-comeback-pulls-the-plug/ . live .
  11. Web site: 2023-05-03 . R Place's gay bar legacy appears to have come to an end with The Comeback closure . 2023-10-08 . 2023-10-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231011074240/https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2023/05/r-places-gay-bar-legacy-appears-to-have-come-to-an-end-with-the-comeback-closure/ . live .