Draft:Sunset Lounge
Sunset Lounge is a historic music venue in West Palm Beach. It is in a section of the city that was once segregated. It is in the Northwest Historic District. It has been renovated and is set to reopen.[1]
Performers included Louie Armstrong,[2] Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown, Sam Cooke and Count Basie. A legal dispute between the city and company chosen to manage the venue delayed its reopening.[3]
The venue is located in the city's historically black Northwest Neighborhood. It was acquired by the cities Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) in 2015. It closed in 2018. The city spent $20 million acquiring and renovating the building, part of the city's efforts to revitalize the beighborhood under the direction of its first black mayor. Legal fees and delays have added additional costs.[4]
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- ^ Board, Palm Beach Post Editorial. "Editorial: West Palm Beach, stop squabbling and get the party started at the Sunset Lounge". The Palm Beach Post.
- ^ Parker, Terri (October 16, 2023). "After losing Sunset Lounge case West Palm Beach fights legal fees". WPBF.
- ^ "Legal spats delay opening of West Palm Beach's historic Sunset Lounge". WLRN. November 16, 2023.
- ^ "As renovated Sunset Lounge sits idle, leaders assure they have a plan, reopening timetable". The Palm Beach Post.