But with case counts low and vaccination rates climbing, they’re preparing to open this summer.
Like countless other businesses, Lee Haines and Joan Duckworth made the decision to close the Bonham’s doors last spring to keep everyone safe. But, stop us if you’ve heard this before, the pandemic changed everything. ‘I have missed my people’: Bonham Exchange set to reopenįor the past 40 years, on any given weekend, you could expect to find a crowd of people dancing and having a good time at the Bonham.
“Know when you walk through that door, you’re walking into a 40-year-old gay bar that was here as a safe haven for people who didn’t always feel safe at other bars,” Vikki said. The Bonham has long been a place that welcomes all, but Vikki hopes no one loses sight of Hap’s vision. The Legendary Bonham Exchange is San Antonios PREMIER Dance Club The 25000 sqft nightclub inside the historic building located at 411 Bonham Street in. “I’ve been the first person some of my customers told me when they’ve gotten sick, when they were diagnosed with HIV or cancer, or anything.” Vikki Buchanan has been at the Bonham since 1991, and now works as head bartender.
