While the Carioca Cafe is closed because of fire damage, memories continue to flow.
because of the redundant, glowing red sign over the door of 2060 Champa Street, has survived tough times.
"We stand a pretty good chance of raising a decent amount of money," says Richard Granville, a musician who frequented the bar, then started working there, bartending and booking bands, and is now fighting to save the place. In the meantime, memories of Bar Bar continue to flow in comments on theSad to say, but that place probably should have been condemned years ago. Years ago, we happened to stop in and were pretty sure there was caution tape on the urinals.
A great and tragic loss. And congrats to you, Patty, for all you’ve done in this town. Had I been less crazy, I might be there yet. Have you ever been to BarBar? What other great dive bars are left in Denver? Post a comment or share your thoughts athas been defined as the free, independent voice of Denver — and we'd like to keep it that way. Our members allow us to continue offering readers access to our incisive coverage of local news, food, and culture with no paywalls.
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