Boardner's
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Dave Hadley and Kurt Richter
| Boardner's | |
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.jpg) Boardner's in the Cherokee Building, 2014 | |
 Interactive map of Boardner's | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1942 |
| Owner | Tricia La Belle |
| Previous owner(s) | Steve Boardner Dave Hadley and Kurt Richter |
| Location | 1652 N Cherokee Ave, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California |
| Coordinates | 34°06′04″N 118°20′06″W / 34.101°N 118.335°W |
| Website | https://boardners.com/ |
Boardner's, also known as Boardner's by La Belle, is a historic restaurant and bar located at 1652 N Cherokee Ave, just south of Hollywood Boulevard, in Hollywood, California. It is known for its film noir atmosphere,[1] popularity within the entertainment industry and with other notable figures,[2][3][4] and Bar Sinister, the eldritch dance party it has hosted every Saturday since the 1990s.[5]
Steve Boardner took ownership of his first bar, Crossroads in the Crossroads, in 1942, when a Crossroads of the World bar owner swapped his ABC license for Boardner's 1941 Pontiac. Boardner moved his bar into the nearby Cherokee Building in January 1944, at which point he renamed it Boardner's.[2] The new location was previously home to a speakeasy and hair salon, a Gene Austin owned nightclub, and several bars, including a gay bar.[3][4]
In 1980, pornography businessmen Dave Hadley and Kurt Richter bought Boardner's, intending it to be a meeting place for people in the adult entertainment industry.[2] In 1999, former model, paralegal, and ICM employee Tricia La Belle bought the business from them.[6]
In the 1990s, Boardner's began hosting Bar Sinister, a BDSM and goth subculture dance party, every Saturday.[5] Boardner's also hosted the 2019 XRCO Awards on June 27, 2020.[7]
