Brian "Bubba" Thurn, a longtime Loring Park resident, has had a tradition on snowy days after work — gather up a bunch of neighbors, and trudge to through the evening snow for a hang at the 19 Bar. Even nasty weather didn't keep the smokers off the back patio, Thurn recalled. Not this week. The 19 Bar, one of the first gay bars to open in Minneapolis and one of the oldest continuously open .