Also, La Corsha's property purchase includes the adjacent food trailer park, and the group intends to build 'a hotel that will include another bar, a restaurant and a full tiki bar.' The announcement also notes that La Corsha is opening a restaurant in the Seaholm project in 2014. The news broke when the bar released a letter on Facebook.īig update! Matthew Odam at The Statesman reports that the Bar Congress team will open 'dive bar' Wonderland in the same space by March. The Chronicle notes that a hotel project is rumored for the location.
Their property has been purchased by La Corsha Hospitality Group, who are behind mega development projects like the Seaholm Power Plant, and they've declined to renew Cheer Up's lease. The Chronicle reports that beloved East Sixth queer-friendly bar Cheer Up Charlie's will shutter on East 6th January 15, and the owners intend to reopen in a new space.
