"“Slutty goth dive bar” is how Cooper puts it. The aesthetic is stronger, too. A neon sign in the window greets passersby with the words “Live Rude Girls” in bright red all-caps. A gothic cathedral of wrought iron and blood red neon looms behind the back bar like the altar in a sexy Batman villain's maximalist lair. The walls are tricked out in gilded crucifixes and vintage bar signs, and the bathrooms feel like you could develop photos of cosmic horrors in them."
"We are all at the grand opening of Good Girl on April 23, the new occupant of the classic brick storefront on lower Morrison that used to be Home, A Bar. Home was always a bit tricky to pin down: a neighborhood joint on a clubby street with a name that was hard to Google. But the burgers were solid, and Home trucked along for almost a decade before finally closing up shop last summer. For Good Girl owner Paige Cooper, a veteran Bay Area bartender and former Home staff, that felt like an opportunity to start something new."
"At the door, a couple of drag queens are making a dramatic entrance while a squadron of club girls slam neon blue shots of something or other. “Why is it blue?” one of them mutters to herself. “Blue is fun” is the general consensus. We are all at the grand opening of Good Girl on April 23, the new occupant of the classic brick storefront on lower Morrison that used to be Home, A Bar."
"Unlike Home, Good Girl is pretty easy to classify: “Slutty goth dive bar” is how Cooper puts it. The iconography is in line with Cooper's Catholic upbringing, and the sexy stuff is in line with this stretch of edgy inner SE bars and clubs, which more or less starts at strip club Sassy's on SE 9th and ends at the Coffin Club on Grand. But Cooper says t"
A new bar called Good Girl opened in a former storefront and quickly established a clear identity as a “slutty goth dive bar.” The space features strong visual aesthetics, including a neon window sign reading “Live Rude Girls,” wrought-iron and blood-red neon elements behind the bar, and walls decorated with gilded crucifixes and vintage bar signs. The bathrooms are designed for a cosmic-horror vibe. The atmosphere includes drag queens entering dramatically, club girls serving neon blue shots, and a lively crowd with music playing loudly. The bar’s iconography connects to the owner’s Catholic upbringing and fits the surrounding inner Southeast nightlife scene.
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