Redline, downtown LA gay bar, to close
qvoicenews.comRedline, the downtown L.A. gay bar that helped spawn a queer business renaissance, will close in 2024. Photo: Richard Grant for Q Voice News.
Redline, the downtown L.A. gay bar that helped spawn a queer business renaissance, will close in 2024. Owner Oliver Alpuche made the announcement on social media. “It’s been an amazing experience and words can’t describe how appreciative I am to all who made REDLINE a reality and to all the people that created such an amazing inclusive space ,” Alpuche said Sunday on his and the Redline Instagram pages. “Believe (it) or not, our 10 year lease is expiring and I have made the tough decision (to) not renew. “Instead – we will be putting all our affording into supporting the opening of the newest queer gay of DTLA @kiso__la,” he said.
Kiso LA, with partner Bradley Nitz, is scheduled to open in early 2024. Redline opened July 14, 2015, on the ground floor of the Santa Fe Lofts on Sixth Street.
The 1,900-square-foot watering hole features a dance floor, menu, and brunch. Alongside Precinct and Bar Mattachine, which also opened that year, and the long standing gay-Latino New Jalisco Bar, the four spaces created a larger queer safe haven in downtown Los Angeles.
