Sunset Lounge

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Sunset Lounge is an American historic music venue in West Palm Beach, Florida. It is in a section of the city that was once segregated. It is in the Northwest Historic District. It has been renovated and is set to reopen.{{Cite web|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinion/editorials/2023/04/19/west-palm-needs-to-get-historic-sunset-lounge-reopened/70125468007/|title=Editorial: West Palm Beach, stop squabbling and get the party started at the Sunset Lounge|first=Palm Beach Post Editorial|last=Board|website=The Palm Beach Post}}

Performers included Louis Armstrong,{{Cite web|url=https://www.wpbf.com/article/sunset-lounge-court-case-west-palm-beach-florida-law-firm-fight-attorneys-fees/45550695|title=After losing Sunset Lounge case West Palm Beach fights legal fees|first=Terri|last=Parker|date=October 16, 2023|website=WPBF}} Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown, Sam Cooke and Count Basie. A legal dispute between the city and company chosen to manage the venue delayed its reopening.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wlrn.org/government-politics/2023-11-16/sunset-lounge-west-palm-beach-reopening|title=Legal spats delay opening of West Palm Beach's historic Sunset Lounge|date=November 16, 2023|website=WLRN}}

The venue is located in the city's historically black Northwest Neighborhood. It was acquired by the city's Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) in 2015. It closed in 2018. The city spent $20 million acquiring and renovating the building, part of the city's efforts to revitalize the neighborhood under the direction of its mayor Keith W. James. Legal fees and delays have added additional costs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/westpb/2024/04/02/is-there-a-plan-and-opening-for-the-renovated-west-palm-sunset-lounge/73131854007/|title=As renovated Sunset Lounge sits idle, leaders assure they have a plan, reopening timetable|website=The Palm Beach Post}}