Bahia Cabana Closed Down

The Bahia Cabana, a long time established local and tourist Bar closed down, due to Chapter 11. Many great bartender bashes and End of Season Parties were held at this location. Sad to see it closed down. Built in 1972, unable to rebound from the affects of Hurricane Irma, it was in Chapter 11, then sold for 17 million.
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[@myfavoritedream2149]

This is so sad. Many good times here in the early 80s.

[@gary33316]

The Bahia Cabana has been a Fort Lauderdale beach icon for decades! During the recent years it has changed ownership and sought redevelopment plans to no avail. Hurricane Irma, Sept 2017 did substantial damage to the structure and surrounding properties. It never reopend and recently sold and is in the process of demolished. I have lived on Harbor Drive for 20 years! It's sad to see it go but it had fallen into direpair long before Hurricane Irma. I want to know who the new owner are and what the new plans will be!!!

[@RonsLens]

Yeah, it's tough. I hope something that goes up in it's place will somehow benefit the area also. Thanks for sharing your insights, Gary!

[@kuru61]

i will miss this place. Coming back to Florida for the first time since 2015.

[@nancyduran76]

Me hospede en 1999 diciembre. 💜

[@RonsLens]

Fue un muy buen lugar para tener Bartender Bash. Thank you for the comment!

[@llcj27]

Da war ich mit meinem besten Freund Tordi (R.I.P), Gott habe ihn Seelig. Er wäre bestimmt traurig das zu hören. Die schönste Zeit my Friend. Thank you for that Video.

[@RonsLens]

Es tut mir leid zu hören, dass dein Freund gestorben ist. Pass auf dich auf in diesen schwierigen Zeiten! Translated via Google: I'm sorry to hear that your friend passed away. Take care of yourself in these trying times!

[@llcj27]

@@RonsLens Danke für die netten Worte, achte auch auf dich in diesen schweren Zeiten.

[@lucasmorris5111]

Awe all gone. Worked there 91-93

[@RonsLens]

It was a good spot for the bartender bashes, when they were held there!

[@4u2c59]

Worked at the Cabana from 1980 to 1989. The Marvins were the best restaurateurs. Alan, not so much.

[@RonsLens]

Here's a video shot a couple years ago kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHLIaKSvpc1jpLs

[@JoeKersey]

That's a shame about any town losing one of those kinds of places. Recently, a very well known, long-operating place in Columbus closed, the Blue Danube. Spent many happy hours in there at both good and bad times of my life. This place had been open since the late 1950s and the sons of the original owner had just gotten too old to want to keep running it, and none of their kids wanted it. Sad.

[@RonsLens]

You think they'd (the family) would have wanted to keep the revenue from the bar.

[@JoeKersey]

And also the place had been renovated about three years before this.