Dovre Club Fights to Survive, Starts a GoFundMe to Secure Location
54-year-old Mission District Irish bar Dovre Club is hanging on by a thread, but a GoFundMe campaign could help secure its longtime spot at Valencia and 26th Streets.
Rumors swirled in May that the decades-old bar the Dovre Club could be nearing its last call, as the landlord’s Notice to Quit had been posted on the premises’ window a couple months back. That notice was quickly removed, and SFist did some digging into the Dovre Club’s fate.
Looks like the Dovre Club is no more. Their landlord posted an eviction notice on their door today. pic.twitter.com/tXvPbzWXSz Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) May 20, 2021
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The Duke of Edinburgh, seated beside Princess Elizabeth, acknowledges the cheers of the crowd as the open Landau passes through Fleet Street on way to the Guildhall in London on June 8, 1948. The Duke was made freeman of the city of London. (AP Photo)
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