Keller said he and Richardson bought the Backstreet around the end of November, moved everything out of the Joy Road building and closed on their new location in January. Thomas Moses, after the current owner died. This new venture started when he was approached by one of the bar's previous owners, Dr.
'I was there all the time. I knew everybody that went there.' 'I went there almost every Wednesday and Saturday growing up as a gay boy,' Keller said. He started out working at the original Backstreet on Joy and Greenfield, doing everything from bartending to just lending a hand. It's been a nostalgic venture for Keller, who has come full circle.