Atlanta’s most famous gay club started out as the majestic home of the former Atlanta mayor’s daughter. Built in 1889, it had several lives, including a stint as an Italian restaurant. In the 1980s, it was The Celebrity Club, where a young RuPaul and his fellow drag performers took the stage.
You likely know it as the Atlanta Eagle, opened in 1987 under the historic Kodak sign. The LGBTQ+ leather bar hosts frequent drag shows, including the late Mr. Charlie Brown, an Atlanta drag icon, and contemporaries Lena Lust and Brigitte Bidet. After two fires to the original building, the Atlanta Eagle soars again, now in its new location near Ansley Mall, the site of Atlanta’s version of Stonewall.