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November 7, 2007

Childe Harold Closes

by AltHippo @ 12:39 pm. Filed under Life in D.C.

Holy Parisian Burger! (That’s what I ususally ordered)

After 40 years, the Childe Harold shut down Saturday for the last time. The owner made no announcement, saying he was too grief-stricken over losing something that has been in his blood since he was a teenager washing dishes in the kitchen and, later, broiling steaks for Springsteen between sets.

“This place has been my life,” Hossein Shirvani said yesterday, seated at the bar as a friend removed mementos from the walls. Down came a framed copy of Springsteen’s contract to play at the Childe Harold in May of 1973, two years before he landed on the cover of Time and Newsweek and became world famous.

DC for Democracy held a couple of their parties at Childe Harold on the third floor where the stage used to be. The weekend bartender also worked at the Democrats club during the week. There were plenty of connections between Childe Harold and the progressive scene in DC.

Damn.

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