Rabbit's Lounge to close after 40 years of Chicano political history
m.statesman.com | Apr 22nd 2011 7:14 PM
The bar is a humble place, a hole in the wall with yellowing photographs, a
few stools, Tejano classics on the jukebox and beer so cold frost clings to
the bottles.
But for 40 years, Rabbit's Lounge on East Sixth Street has played an
outsized role in the history of Chicano politics in East Austin, helping
produce a series of trailblazing politicians and becoming an obligatory stop
for aspiring candidates seeking the blessing of charismatic owner Rosalio
"Rabbit" Duran.
When Rabbit's Lounge shuts its doors for good in coming weeks, it won't just
be the end of another Sixth Street bar. It will be the end of a cultural and
political institution.
Duran, a month shy of his 78th birthday, said he is finalizing talks to
lease the bar. "I need to rest before I die," he said with a laugh, a gold
tooth flashing in the sun streaming through an open door. "I got a lot of
miles on me.
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