The proof is in the programming: A look at the calendar has everything from well-regarded hip-hop DJs Stretch and Bobbito in October, to circus-burlesque show ' Smokin' Guns' on Sept. Months after opening, the reality of how the space has taken shape in the community seems surprisingly on message.
The new incarnation has rolled out the welcome mat with an ambitious something-for-everybody approach.įranky Bradley’s debuted with a vow to be a safe space for LGBT people, but also an extension of the 'cool' factor owner Mark Bee has brought to unconventionally trendy spaces like N. It controversially set up shop in the same space that once housed the shuttered lesbian bar Sisters Nightclub, and for nearly 50 years was a traditional steakhouse that went by Frankie Bradley’s. in February, tucked in an alley that funnels like a valve into the heart of the Gayborhood. This, ladies and gentlemen, is a tame night upstairs at Franky Bradley's.įranky Bradley's bar and restaurant opened at 1320 Chancellor St. on a Sunday, and a drag queen with dolls taped to her breasts is thrusting a wrecking ball at another queen dressed as Nicki Minaj - both doing slow-mo drop kicks to the soundtrack of 'Mortal Kombat.'
