But with case counts low and vaccination rates climbing, they’re preparing to open this summer. Like countless other businesses, Lee Haines and Joan Duckworth made the decision to close the Bonham’s doors last spring to keep everyone safe. The San Antonio River Walk (also referred to as the riverwalk or Paseo del Río in Spanish) is a 15 mile long network of walkways which run alongside the banks of the San Antonio River. Here, just a few steps from one another, are several very popular gay bars, including the high-energy dance clubs Heat and Pegasus (. But, stop us if you’ve heard this before, the pandemic changed everything. Perched along the Museum Reach extension of the River Walk, the San Antonio Museum of Art occupies the old Lone Star Brewery complex. ‘I have missed my people’: Bonham Exchange set to reopenįor the past 40 years, on any given weekend, you could expect to find a crowd of people dancing and having a good time at the Bonham. “Know when you walk through that door, you’re walking into a 40-year-old gay bar that was here as a safe haven for people who didn’t always feel safe at other bars,” Vikki said. The Bonham has long been a place that welcomes all, but Vikki hopes no one loses sight of Hap’s vision. “I’ve been the first person some of my customers told me when they’ve gotten sick, when they were diagnosed with HIV or cancer, or anything.” A gay bar that's also popular with straights who like to dance. Vikki Buchanan has been at the Bonham since 1991, and now works as head bartender. being completely restored, and in use since 1970 as a craft school.
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