AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – An iconic live-music venue in Austin, where Janis Joplin launched her singing career, will not be reopening after the coronavirus pandemic lifts.
Threadgill’s owner Eddie Wilson said that he plans to sell the property on Austin’s North Lamar Boulevard that has been a staple for 87 years.
It was founded by Kenneth Threadgill in 1933.
The converted gas station is where Joplin, then a student at the University of Texas, performed in the 1960s.
It was closed early this month after the coronavirus pandemic hit Texas and officials banned seated dining at restaurants.
The shutdown was to have been temporary, but Wilson made the shutdown permanent Monday.
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