Hi-Hat Cafe (also called High-hat Bar or Hi-Hat Lounge) was located at 31 N. Howard St. and owned by Pat Locicero and N.A. Tocono. After 1967, the bar appears to be associated with Wendell Kirk until around 1969. It was a gay bar with a consistent attendance of prominent musicians of jazz, blues, soul and more like Sonny Stitt, Don Patterson, Bill Doggett and Toni Williams. It often had liquor license issues and while it's exact closing date is currently unknown, it was demolished with the rest of Howard Street in the 1970s.

The still standing Interbelt Nite Club went through many stages before becoming the gay bar it is today. Originally called the Knickerbocker Theater, it was located at 407 E. Market St. from 1916-1923. Keeping the theater and live performance influences, it moved in 1950 to 70 N. Howard St. under the name Ritz Theater. It hosted many famous black musicians from R&B to rock and roll, including: The Clovers, The Drifters, LaVern Baker, Ruth Brown and Bull Moose Jackson. After 1955, it struggled to stay fully open, but was one of few Howard Street businesses spared in the Innerbelt construction. In 1988, it became a gay bar under the name Interbelt Nite Club and is currently open and owned by Vernon Baker.