DTLA will be without one of its cherished clubs in 2023.

Announced yesterday, The Lash has closed its doors for good. Launched back in 2013, the club was home to a slew of DJs spinning music ranging from city pop (Tune In Tokyo) to hip-hop (DJ King Marie).

In a 2013 interview with The LA. Times, club designer Erik Hart of Atelier Projects said this about the place:

“Right above the bar it says, ‘Wish you were here,’” says Hart pointing to a neon sign written in Russian. “Maybe somebody is sitting at the bar thinking of a distant friend, and the space helps enhance and soothe that sense of longing — of wanting to share the experience with someone else.”

As expected, people in the region are upset by the sudden news of the club’s closing.