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Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston's oldest gay bar on Ann Street, serving the community since 1984
Dudley's on Ann is Charleston's oldest operating gay bar, running since 1984. It started life on King Street — a new owner bought the former Street Car bar and renamed it for the grandmother whose house sale helped fund it — and later moved to its longtime home at 42 Ann Street, just off upper King. A 2012 change of ownership rebranded it as 'Charleston's Everybody Bar' and gave the place a facelift, but the welcome stayed the same. The signature here is the 'living-room' drag show: performers work the floor right in front of the crowd rather than from a distant stage, which makes it feel less like a revue and more like a party at a friend's place. Around the drag, the week fills out with karaoke, DJs, and weekend dancing, and the bar keeps a seven-day schedule. It's the dependable anchor of downtown Charleston's small but loyal queer scene — the first stop most locals and visitors name.
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