42nd St. Oyster Bar in Raleigh officially closed on Sunday.
According to a spokesperson, the seafood restaurant was unable to renegotiate its lease. The owners announced the closing earlier this month in a social media post.
The oyster bar originally opened in 1931 as a grocery store offering oysters and draft beer. In 1987, it was reestablished as a seafood restaurant.
In the open letter to its patrons on about the closing, staff also thanked the community for their support of the nearly century-old restaurant.
