Gay 90s Getting Facelift
The Gay 90s is about to sink half a million dollars into their building which is only worth about $315,000, quelling rumors that the site is up for sale to condo developers. The city has been urging the owners for years to make improvements to the property.
A source inside the 90s says the most dramatic change will be a smoking patio built into the front of the building which will provide some shelter from the elements of Hennepin Avenue. Smokers at the Gay 90s have long complained about fights and panhandlers in front of the Gay 90s which is at the busy corner of Hennepin and 4th Street. Not to mention the extreme cold of Minnesota winters.
Gay 90s patron Michael says, “It’s blighted. I’ll just say thank God there’s security there in the yellow shirts each night.”
Rumors about the demise of the 85 year old club have been circulating the community and the Internet for months.
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I’m really curious to see how this turns out. That block looks a little… seedy, but in sort of a kitschy way, between the ’90s and the Brass Rail and Augie’s.