to close permanently during the COVID-19 pandemic. Oil Can Harry’s is one of a number of queer establishments in L.A. I can’t stop thinking: ‘When am I going to see my friends again?’”
“It’s hard for me to talk about it without getting emotional. When Bowerman read the news, his heart sank. “Thank you all for this beautiful gift that we all shared for 52 years,” he added. In another post, Fagan said that “the property was sold out from under me.” Fagan did not elaborate further on what happened and did not respond to messages from them. “I fought hard to keep it but just had to give up!!” Fagan wrote in a Facebook post announcing the news.
After sitting vacant, owner John Fagan announced in January 2021 that the club was closing permanently because Monte Overstreet, who owns commercial properties all over the L.A. The two-stepping came to a screeching halt when the pandemic hit last March.
