Very odd place

I was on a business trip at the end of Feb 2017 and decided to venture out. This place was walking distance from my hotel (Sheraton), so I figured at worst I could go have a couple drinks.

During my short 5 min walk, I walked through what appeared to be a ghost town. There were all sorts of store fronts along a corridor that were all no longer in business. Shortly thereafter I spotted Desiree's or "Club 2209".

I went through the door which led directly to a staircase down to the basement. A little weird and creepy, but I continued. I walk into a big room with a bar and lots of tables but no one to be found. I walk into the next room and there's a very Italian bartender in his 60s-70s named Tony. He was boisterous and very happy to talk to someone. There was no one else to be seen. It looked like I had met my worst case scenario, so I sat down and ordered a drink.