For decades, Bojangles Saloon in Alice Springs was an iconic watering hole where locals and tourists gathered for a distinctive entertainment experience.
Endowed with historic merchandise, quirky knick-knacks on the walls and ceilings and unique live entertainment, the western-themed pub became a storied rendezvous in the central Australian town.
But in its later years the pub slipped into disarray, with community concerns about failures to remove intoxicated patrons and brawls that threatened public safety.