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While many of these closures are directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the overall rising costs of running a business, an iconic dive bar and music venue on Colfax Avenue is in danger of meeting the same fate due to a construction project put into place by the City of Denver.

Denver Colorado's Iconic Lion's Lair Venue's Future Threatened by Construction

On Friday, January 17, 2025, the Lion's Lair's official Facebook page published the post below, explaining the current situation with regard to the construction project's interference with the venue's business:

Luckily, as you'll read above, the Walgreens store next door has been gracious enough to allow patrons of the venue to use its parking lot with just a couple of minor stipulations.

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The Lion's Lair first opened its doors at its current location of 2022 East Colfax Avenue back in the 1930s as The Playboy Club and is presently the "oldest consistently operating independent music venue" in Denver.

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It's the hopes of those associated with the Lion's Lair as well as the countless patrons and artists that have passed through the venue's doors over the years that this project will come and go with minimal effect on the establishment.

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