Crowd at Fabric nightclub, Farringdon, London. Fabric has been closed.
By Jon Solomon, Westword | Streets Denver, at 1501 East Colfax Avenue, has had a particularly rough year. First came the pandemic. Next, owner John Elliott, who bought the punk bar and venue known as Streets of London in 2018, died in November at age 51, during his second battle with COVID-19. Then on March 22, the bar announced on social media that it will close for good after a two-decade-plus run that saw the venue host countless local bands and national acts, including Reagan Youth, Dillinger Escape Plan, D.O.A., the 5,6,7,8’s (featured in Kill Bill: Vol. 1), Guttermouth, the Dickies and the Skatalites.
“We are both out of words and out of time,” the venue posted on Facebook. “As many of you know, or have surmised, Streets was running on borrowed time. It is with heavy hearts we tell you that after this week, Streets will change ownership and no longer continue as we know it.”
Beth Hardin, who was general manager of Streets Denver under Elliott, has been running it since his death.
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Hardin says that she and “the bartenders tried our best to carry on his legacy in his honor and for our community.” But now Steven Alix, who owns the gay nightclub X Bar, will take over the spot.
“So far as I understand, Streets as we know it will no longer exist,” Hardin continues. “It’s one more small venue/landmark/locally-owned small business that caters to our community that has disappeared this past year, leaving people feeling displaced after a year of near-isolation.
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