17th Street NW

The D.C. gay bar Cobalt, which has operated in its three-story building at 17th and R Streets, N.W. near Dupont Circle for more than 20 years, is closing its doors for good this week, according to a Facebook announcement by its owner.

District gay nightclub Cobalt announced Tuesday it had closed its doors for the last time.

Cobalt is officially closing its doors, after the building that housed the Dupont gay nightclub was sold to a developer over the summer.

Popular D.C. gay bar Cobalt has closed, citing a number of reasons for its decision to leave the 17th Street neighborhood.