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Stonewall Warehouse, the first and only dedicated gay bar in San Marcos, closed its doors Jan. Owner Jamie Frailicks said he felt it was time to move on from Stonewall, but he will continue to operate the downstairs bar, Freddy C's. Former manager Lena Jacobs said it broke her heart when she got the news because she knows how much Stonewall meant to the community.

We had every kind of person in there just being who they wanna be, being free," she said. It's named after the Stonewall riots that took place in New York in the late '60s and served as a catalyst for the gay rights movement in the U. I'm sure hundreds are now without somewhere to go.

Jacobs said the nightclub was packed for a New Year's Eve party that brought in great sales.

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The dance floor teemed with life, colorful lights glossed gay the crowd and drag queens gave it their all on stage. On Sunday, the staff was called into a meeting and told the bar had already been sold and they were all out of a job. I don't think I said one word the whole time. Frailicks said he spent months talking things over with his family before making the decision to sell bar space.

He said the decision to give the staff no notice was intentional; he felt it was the safest route to take when closing down a business. The business had been failing for close to five years, according to Frailicks, but former employees said they had no idea Stonewall was struggling.

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