A man walks in front of the Skybar building. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'OLJ)
Situated along Beirut's waterfront, opposite downtown Beirut, this round, black building is well known to Lebanese club-goers, and even to those across the Middle East. Below is the underground club Skinn, and above is the Skybar, an iconic venue in Beirut's nightlife scene. But recently, Skybar has taken on a new appearance. Laundry hangs at the entrance, next to the stairs leading to tables reserved for those on the "guest list." Four hundred displaced people have taken over the dance floor. The alcohol bottles behind the bar have been replaced by the few belongings these Lebanese managed to grab before fleeing their homes due to incessant Israeli bombings since late September in southern Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley and Beirut's southern suburbs. Techno music no longer blasts from the speakers. Instead, the sound of "SpongeBob...
Situated along Beirut's waterfront, opposite downtown Beirut, this round, black building is well known to Lebanese club-goers, and even to those across the Middle East. Below is the underground club Skinn, and above is the Skybar, an iconic venue in Beirut's nightlife scene. But recently, Skybar has taken on a new appearance. Laundry hangs at the entrance, next to the stairs leading to tables reserved for those on the "guest list." Four hundred displaced people have taken over the dance floor. The alcohol bottles behind the bar have been replaced by the few belongings these Lebanese managed to grab before fleeing their homes due to incessant Israeli bombings since late September in southern Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley and Beirut's southern suburbs. Techno music no longer blasts from the speakers. Instead, the sound of "SpongeBob...
