Why it matters: The closing of Swinging Richards is another blow to metro Atlanta's once-thriving, now-fading nude-dancing industry and evolving LGBTQ+ nightlife scene.Ĭatch up fast: After years in a small location nearby, the club took up residence blocks away from one of Atlanta's most upscale - and ever-growing - restaurant, retail and residential districts.
15 after three decades entertaining LGTBQ+ residents, out-of-towners and the occasional bachelorette party that managed to slip past security.
Atlanta's legendary all-male all-nude strip club Swinging Richards will close on Jan.
