If you’re stuck in St. Louis and wishing you were in WeHo, soon you’ll be in luck.
Next week WeHo will open as the only gay bar in downtown St. Louis according to that city’s Riverfront Times. And yes, just as here, WeHo is short for West Hollywood. What better way to signal that a bar is welcoming gay customers?
WeHo will replace Lotus on Locust at 2001 Locust St., which runs from downtown St. Louis to the city’s Grand Center nightlife hub. Manager JoJo Zahner told Riverfront that the bar will feature a VJ, and he’ll keep its tin ceilings, chandeliers and leather booths. He’s hoping for a mixed crowd for the 3 to 7 p.m. happy hour, which will morph into a gay clientele as the night wears on.
Zahner, who once lived in California, is a noted professional poker player who clearly has strengthened his bet on WeHo’s success with the branding. We’ll wait to see if the City of St. Louis sponsors a Go Go Appreciation Day before deciding whether it poses any serious competition to West Hollywood in luring gay travelers.
We need some new gay bars in St Louis… I hope they get lots of clientel preferably gay. With so many gay bars being closed over the years iy is like a breath of fresh air !!
It is pretty cool and hopefully they will be able to fly the weho flag!
So our brilliant city leaders did not bother to copy write the name? Hmmmm Diminishes the value of the moniker?????