Source: Adult Industry News
By: Rick C. Limpert
(ATLANTA, GA) — The man who originally opened the Gold Club in Atlanta, pre Steven Kaplan has designs on buying it and reopening it as a Playboy Gentlemen’s Club.
John Kirkendoll, who now resides in Colorado purchased the Gold Club in the 1980’s, and now owns a chain of Gold Clubs nationwide. The thought of the club reopening as a strip club surprised few, but Playboy clubs have not been in existance in this country for over a decade. The federal government currently owns the club, and even Kirkendoll estimates the possibility of him getting involved with the property again at about 50/50.
A group or neighbors joining together to form a coalition are planning to oppose the opening of another strip club on the property. They contend that any application or liquor license for a strip club would be scrutinized with a large magnifying glass.
Rick C. Limpert is the owner of SBC Photography (www.sbcphotog.com) and the Spring Break Girls website (www.springbreakstate.com). He covers the Southeast for AINews.com with extensive coverage on the Gold Club Trial. His e-mail is sbcphotog@aol.com
