Edgar Hoover building, according to the bar’s lore), but has managed to stay in its current location since 1987, even as the area nearby has transformed from dodgy to chic. in 1971 (an early forebear of the Eagle sat across the street from the FBI’s J. That’s happened before: The bar has moved multiple times since opening in D.C. NW, the Eagle will soon find its operations disrupted by its desirable real estate. Thanks to its Mount Vernon Square location, at 639 New York Ave. Never mind its reputation for patrons in assless leather chaps, fisting videos played on loop, and communal bathrooms with no doors. Eagle might be the most welcoming, community-oriented bar in the District.
