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Last Call: Wichita Bars and Nightclubs Close...Again

Title (Dublin Core)

Last Call: Wichita Bars and Nightclubs Close...Again

Description (Dublin Core)

On July 21, 2020, the Sedgwick County Public Health Officer closed all bars and nightclubs until September 9, a date the Sedgwick County Commission quickly amended to August 21. These photographs show two items that sat side-by-side at the front entrance of the Blu Nightclub in west Wichita, Kansas. The first alerts patrons to the club's mitigation efforts and what is expected of them upon entering the establishment, while the second, which was taped to the front door, informs customers that they are closed until August 22. Although no COVID clusters originated in bars and nightclubs, Sedgwick County contact tracers discovered that infected people had stopped at such businesses and possibly spread the virus even more.

Finally, note the owner's insertion of the word "Hopefully" on the left side of the sign. With federal aid expired and relief mired in a partisan deadlock in Washington, D.C., many businesses in Wichita, and across the country, feared the potentially fatal effects repeated closures would have upon their livelihoods.

Date (Dublin Core)

August 4, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Aaron Peterka

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Aaron Peterka

Partner (Dublin Core)

Northeastern University

Type (Dublin Core)

Photograph

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Business & Industry
English Consumer Culture (shopping, dinning...)
English Food & Drink
English Government Local
English Social Distance
English Public Space

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

social distancing
Sedgwick County
Kansas
bars and nightclubs
business closures

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

A billboard that reads "Stay strong Wichita! We'll be back soon!"Stay Strong, Wichita

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

08/04/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

08/04/2020
08/18/2020
11/03/2020

Date Created (Dublin Core)

08/04/2020

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Covid 19

This item was submitted on August 4, 2020 by Aaron Peterka using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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