THE BLACK HART OF ST. PAUL PATIO [ST. PAUL, MN]

In Development

The Black Hart of St. Paul, formerly the TownHouse, is the oldest continuously operating LBGTQIA+ bar in the city of Saint Paul and a community institution in the Midway neighborhood. Today, a popular location for soccer watch parties, drag shows, burlesque, and karaoke, owner Wes Burdine hired NewStudio Architecture to help design an outdoor space that will reinforce the business’s lively nature.

The beer garden and expansive outdoor space will feature a bocce ball court, an overhead trellis structure, and a grove of trees to provide shade and vegetation. Bringing life to a vacant lot on University Avenue, the patio design is centered on Rock “CYFI” Martinez’s stunning mural of soccer star Megan Rapinoe.

Featured Mural: Megan Rapinoe by artist Rock Martinez