Sad but true: the Post has some great coverage of the closing night at Common Share on Friday. The bar, located on 18th Street NW south of the Adams Morgan strip and just north of Florida Avenue, was one of the cheaper places in the city, with beers going for $2. While there are rumors that the bar may reopen elsewhere, possibly the H Street NE strip, we’ll sure miss the inexpensive brew and laid back, diverse atmosphere.

Co-owner Christine Rhone told the Post the owner of the land decided to sell, though it’s unclear to whom or for what purpose. D.C. Government’s website says the owner of the property was Welch Revocable Family Trust.

Rhone attributes the bar’s closing to the changing city and neighborhood (though she doesn’t use the G-word) saying,

“You have people moving onto a bar strip buying half-a-million-dollar condos, saying they bought them for the culture and then complain because it’s too noisy. What sense does that make? They complained about my customers, saying I was bringing in a certain ‘element.’ And what’s that element? Black college students, socially conscious white kids with tattoos, and longtime regulars.”

The bar was one of the last cheap places left in Adams Morgan strip, aside from Asylum’s cheap beer deal on Saturday and Dan’s Cafe. We have good memories of the bar, which attracted all sorts of people, as Rhone notes. It was usually pretty hot inside, especially upstairs, but the beer and friendly crowd more than offset the temperature. DCist Ian remembers living in Adams Morgan and the $2 beers that were “an essential part of keeping my budget in check back in those days.”

So how about you, Common Share goers, any good memories you’d like to share? Where will you go now?

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