Rich's 2401 San Jacinto

One of the longest-lasting gay clubs in Houston 1983 to 1986

1988 to 2013

2016 to 2019 Plus, a Special Bonus....



I got Gary Archer, perhaps the only person

at Rich's from the beginning still around,

to write me a short history of his memories

Click for That Page below, first mention in This Week in Texas (TWT), 5/27/83 1983 original owners were Dan Cain, Ken McIntyre and Bart Johnson, from Austin below, first ad, two pages, TWT, 6/24/83 this was a four-page fold-out ad, TWT, 7/7/83 1984 1985 1986 Richs Closing, first time Mecca

September 1986 - December 1987 So, after a 2-year gap

Richs, Again 1988 above, first ad after re-opening, 5/27/88 1989 1990 Richs entry in 1990 Pride Parade 1991 1992 1993

Above right,

Stina Troxler 1994 1995 1996 1997 14th anniversary....yeah, if you ignore the two years it was the bar Mecca 1998 1999 above left, ad in TWT for Rich's, 4/16/99...I joked that it was referred to the next day as the White Party....and above right, the next year it Was.... ... 2000 It seemslike the club ran a lot fewer ads after the closing of This Week in Texas, in August 2000

and consequently there were a lot fewer publications in which for me to find ads 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 a few posters (okay, it's not easy to take photos of shiny large posters)

these were loaned to me by the new owners We are up to 2010, and through these recent years there's not much visually to show.

Again, one reason is I think much less print advertizing was done, and there was little local print media available.



I understand, with the onset of the internet, website ads and club flyers were predominant in the last years. So here are Guide sections at least documenting the Richs' existence 2007 - 2011 from the above chart, in Aug 2007, it appears the club was only open Thursday-Sunday,

and I found no ads for Rich's in that publication skimming through several local publications from 2011-2012

their Guide pages made no mention of Rich's



Closing, Again, April 2013 Limelight (primarily a straight club) Nov 2013 - May 2016 And, there's more Richs Reopens, June 2016 click for Facebook Page below, owners Brad Janacek and Jeff Harmon at work on the renovations Brad was on Queer Voices on 6/3/16 to talk about the opening,

hear the interview (11 min) 2017 2018 2019 The Door Closes.... F-Bar, then Mynt, then Re-Bar....