We have lost too many historic venues resulting from this pandemic already, which is changing the face of our community. Those funds are now running out, and the currently proposed COVID relief bill for small business does not go nearly far enough to help the mostly impacted restaurant and bar industry. Although we did receive relief loans at the beginning of the pandemic, we never expected the forced closures to go on this long. Surviving this devastating financial hardship has been extremely difficult. When COVID hit in March and closed our doors, we hunkered down and did everything possible to stay in business. This historic location has been serving the community for over 53 years with 4 different incarnations: The Shed, The Outcast, Gauntlet II, and now Eagle LA. Since 2006, Eagle LA has prided itself on being a safe haven for the LGBTQI+ Community to come together and express it’s diversity free from judgment, as well as an open door policy, neighborhood-gathering place.
The ask to to save the Eagle LA is as follows: It is over twice the amount that the Redline Bar in DTLA has raised, which is currently under $20,000 since their GoFundMe launched on January 6, 2021. As of the posting of this piece the GoFundMe page has raised well over $46,000 since it launched yesterday.
