Boyztown was at 117 Broadway and long billed itself as “Denver’s hottest male revue.” The building itself has serious deep roots — it served as a speakeasy in the ’20s, held a saloon by at least the ’50s, and was a proud-and-out gay bar by the ’70s. 
Randy Long took over the space in 2005 and turned it into Boyztown. Beyond running the club, he used profits to support two gay softball teams and the Gay Men’s Choir.  That kind of community reinvestment is what separated a lot of the old Broadway corridor bars from just being nightclubs.
During the day it felt like a neighborhood bar, and while the dollar bills were flying around the stage at night, it maintained that quality.  No cover charge, male revue six nights a week, happy hour daily — it extended a warm welcome to everyone. 
Between First and Second avenues on Broadway, this used to be Denver’s gayest block. Boyztown was the last holdout. It closed in late 2024 with no formal announcement — just a sign on the door and a “permanently closed” note on Facebook. 
One commenter in the Westword piece captured it perfectly: “This was my safe haven, honestly.” And another: “The last of the old-school gay bars where drinks were strong and there were no holds barred.”
