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After a fire destroyed the building in 1951, the 307 Lounge reopened nearby at 222 E. In 1947, the nightspot was rebranded as Hubbard’s 307 Club. It opened in 1939 and was renamed Roy’s Buffet the following year. The 307, one of Phoenix’s first gay bars, started life as Larry’s Buffet at 307 E.
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The eclectic dive didn’t survive RoRo’s recent hipster-driven gentrification, but a historical plaque funded by the property developer for the LGBTQ+ community hints at its “The 307 was the sleazy bar everybody whispered about, but all ended up at,” says Daniel Dold, aka drag queen Lady Casondra. For decades, the 307 Lounge offered gender-fluid entertainment amidst famed boozy paintings created by an iconic Arizona artist, an experience compelling enough to attract straights, too. Pairing drag queens with mimosas at Kähvi is apropos considering its location in the monOrchid building on Roosevelt Row is a stone’s throw from the site of a legendary gay bar. “During my drag performance, you’re going to forget you are sitting at a table when we lock eyes, there’s just you and me in this universe.” As a queer artist, Wine delivers a compelling performance once a month at Kähvi Coffee + Café’s Drag Disco Brunch.
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Wine, who describes themself as an intergalactic goddess who crash-landed on Earth and is trying to blend in with society. “I like to entrance people and take them to another dimension,” says Burandy J. The resurgence of drag shows on Roosevelt Row recalls the heyday of Downtown gay bar 307 Lounge.