R Place was a gay bar and nightclub in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1][2] The business operated in the Teal Building on Capitol Hill.
R Place operated for over 35 years. The original location was at Pike and Boylston.[3] In 1996, the bar moved to its second location was in the Teal Building on 619 East Pine Street.[4][5]
R Place hosted a live drag show called, "So You Think You Can Drag", a competition hosted by Cookie Couture.[6]
Owners Steve Timmons and Richard Elander announced the bar lost its lease in February 2021 due to complications arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8] The owner of the Pine Street building had died and the estate did not renew the lease.[3]
In October 2021, the owners of the R Place hoped to open a new bar in the former straight bar Eden building on 1950 First Avenue South in the SoDo neighborhood.[8][9] Floyd Lovelady, general manager of R Place, and longtime patron John Fish became co-managers of the new project called "The Comeback Seattle LLC".[8] The new bar opened in January 2022.[10] The Comeback closed in May 2023.[11][10]
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