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   A prominent downtown Denver gay bar called one of the nation’s best   
   LGBTQ+ bars last year by Tasting Table is closing immediately,   
   citing “ever-expanding encampments.”   
      
   The Triangle Bar, 2036 N. Broadway, announced in an email they were   
   closing after they took a survey that found over 60% of their   
   customers were visiting less frequently because of homeless   
   encampments.   
      
   “With heavy hearts we announce that, effective immediately, Triangle   
   Denver is closing indefinitely thanks primarily to the ever-   
   expanding encampments which have surrounded and suffocated the   
   businesses in our neighborhood,” the email stated.   
      
   The survey of over 500 people found 75% of customers visited less in   
   2023 than in 2022.   
      
   Answering the question “How have each of the following factors   
   influenced your interest in visiting the Triangle positively (you   
   wanted to visit more) or negatively (discouraged you from visiting)   
   in the past year,” 61.4% of respondents said “homeless   
   encampments/safety concerns” was a negative influence, according to   
   a screengrab of the survey results.   
      
   “We have been injecting funds regularly into the bar just to keep   
   the doors open while pressuring the media and the city to take   
   corrective action which finally occurred on September 27th,” the   
   email states. “For one single afternoon, we had our neighborhood   
   back. Less than 24 hours later, camps returned, and despite our   
   pleas, have seen no action from the city to stop the re-   
   entrenchment.   
      
   “We can’t ask our guests or staff to continue to endure this health   
   and safety nightmare. Our well of patience and resources has run   
   dry.”   
      
   Event and brunch ticket holders will be issued a full refund,   
   according to the email, and guests who bought VIP cards will be   
   given a pro-rated refund.   
      
   Customers are asked to email info@triangledenver.com and include   
   their names, the prices paid, the dates of purchase and the last 4   
   digits of the cards used.   
      
   The bar will have a final Farewell Beer Bust Sunday starting Sunday   
   at noon.   
      
   https://www.denverpost.com/2023/10/05/denver-triangle-bar-closes-   
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