ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – After 16 years in downtown Orlando, The Attic nightclub announced it is closing its doors, adding to growing conversations about redevelopment, rising costs and the changing identity of downtown.
The nightclub posted the announcement Tuesday afternoon on Instagram, prompting an outpouring of reactions online from longtime customers who described the closure as the end of an era for downtown Orlando nightlife.
Matty Bullitt, one of the owners of The Attic and Treehouse nightclub, said operating costs and changes downtown have made it increasingly difficult to stay open…