Longtime Marigny bar Checkpoint Charlie’s permanently closed on Tuesday, announcing on social media that “papers were signed this morning.” It was a somber day outside of the dive bar as longtime ...

If social media is to be believed, Checkpoint Charlie’s, the iconic dive bar that once hosted crew for the hit 1994 film Interview with the Vampire is shuttering its doors. In one Facebook message ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An iconic New Orleans dive bar and music venue, Checkpoint Charlie, abruptly closes down.

Yeah, this is not a joke: Check Point Charlie is a gone pecan. Esplanade Avenue is a dividing line, the formal border between the French Quarter and the Marigny, and for 37 years, one of the more ...