Overview
- Sheriff’s deputies evicted the bar on Aug. 6, and the entrance was later found chained and padlocked, according to the owner and on-site observations.
- U.S. Bank filed a foreclosure lawsuit in February 2024 over a 2009 loan of about $700,000 after payments allegedly stopped in 2023.
- A receiver took control of the property in June, and a judge ordered repossession on June 27 with an auctioneer appointed to handle the sale.
- The shutdown halted planned events, including an Aug. 23 concert that has been canceled.
- Opened in 1959, the venue was owned by Tay Kim since 1999; he bought the building in 2010 and listed it for sale in 2019.