It would be another two years before the state lifted its own ban, but unincorporated DeKalb and many other counties would remain dry for decades, making Atlanta a nightlife hot spot. A decade later, it would be renamed the Royal Peacock. Buckhead Village comes alive.
Gatien returns to establish Midtown as the place to party with Petrus in the former Peachtree Playhouse auditorium. At one point, there are more than 50 liquor licenses in a six-block area. The fun ends a few years later in a federal racketeering trial featuring embarrassed NBA stars and taciturn mafiosi. After reopening as a church, the building becomes home to the Gold Room in No one is seriously injured, but the lesbian bar never recovers its clientele.
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