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re: Is downtown BR going back to a ghost town?
Posted on 6/11/19 at 1:07 pm to YouAre8Up
Posted on 6/11/19 at 1:07 pm to YouAre8Up
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No reason to pour money into that place. It's barely used now.
That problem falls squarely on the managers of the facility. It is still nice enough to attract midlevel conventions
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Posted on 6/11/19 at 1:08 pm to kingbob
The zoo would look awesome east of L'auberge. Plenty of space and way more visitors. But that is racist.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 1:09 pm to Tigeralum2008
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No reason to pour money into that place. It's barely used now.
That problem falls squarely on the managers of the facility. It is still nice enough to attract midlevel conventions
There are EIGHT events listed on the calendar for the rest of this year!!! That's beyond pathetic
Posted on 6/11/19 at 1:29 pm to Tigeralum2008
As a parent, I can't imagine ever living downtown. I think that is a product of how and where I was raised. I think a bulk of the town probably has similar views, because none of us grew up in a "city." I'm sure downtown is nice as a single person or newly married couple. But I can't imagine having kids downtown. Hell, I can't imagine having kids in Spanishtown, lol.
Also, downtown isn't the center of town. It's on the outskirts of town. Almost the entire town has to drive by multiple bars to get downtown. You get a spike or bump in attendance after the revitalization. But at some point, I think people question why they are driving all the way downtown to go out. That could have been part of the problem- the newness wore off.
While I don't disagree with anyone's opinion that the open container crackdown, etc. played a factor, downtown is just not in a great spot and its tough to completely revitalize it and keep it going.
Also, downtown isn't the center of town. It's on the outskirts of town. Almost the entire town has to drive by multiple bars to get downtown. You get a spike or bump in attendance after the revitalization. But at some point, I think people question why they are driving all the way downtown to go out. That could have been part of the problem- the newness wore off.
While I don't disagree with anyone's opinion that the open container crackdown, etc. played a factor, downtown is just not in a great spot and its tough to completely revitalize it and keep it going.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 2:17 pm to The Johnny Lawrence
Apparently downtown is getting a country bar.
BR Business Report
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Also, a new country and western bar has plans to take the place of the recently-closed Driftwood Cask & Barrel, DDD Executive Director Davis Rhorer announced at this morning’s DDD Board of Commissioners meeting. Former Overpass Merchant general manager Dustin Malina, who teamed with other area restaurateurs last summer to open The Bengal Tap Room, will be heading the new bar, Squeaky Pete’s, which will have a soft opening around July 4.
BR Business Report
Posted on 6/11/19 at 4:41 pm to Supermoto Tiger
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You can bet your sweet arse that St George will be Republican across the board. Dems don't have a chance in ST George.
The only shot they'll have is if JBE gets a chance to appoint some once the city is incorporated (before they hold elections)
This post was edited on 6/11/19 at 5:12 pm
Posted on 6/11/19 at 4:56 pm to facher08
I liked driftwood. Not surprised it closed tho
Posted on 6/11/19 at 5:02 pm to wildtigercat93
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I liked driftwood. Not surprised it closed tho
The new manager did absolutely nothing to market the place.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 5:04 pm to Breauxsif
They never seemed to do enough to make it stand out or attract a crowd
You could walk by that place easily and never see it or notice it was a bar. That weird hotel lobby entrance isn’t helping
Also has a nice stage for music and I don’t think they ever had a band playing when I went in.
You could walk by that place easily and never see it or notice it was a bar. That weird hotel lobby entrance isn’t helping
Also has a nice stage for music and I don’t think they ever had a band playing when I went in.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 5:17 pm to wildtigercat93
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I liked driftwood. Not surprised it closed tho
I liked it also. The food was pretty good once they finally opened up the kitchen.
Magpie closing was the the lead story on the Ch 2 5pm news. Maybe Nak can get our walking beers back?
Posted on 6/11/19 at 5:18 pm to facher08
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Maybe Nak can get our walking beers back?
If he can't, no one can.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 6:44 pm to HenryParsons
WBRZ must have read this thread and ran with it.
Exact topic with a lead in with Magpie closing, and how other shops are closing. Plus reasons why it’s slow down there.
Exact topic with a lead in with Magpie closing, and how other shops are closing. Plus reasons why it’s slow down there.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 6:48 pm to theantiquetiger
How cheesy was Punchers and that Parrot Beach bar that was on the corner where Canes is now?
Posted on 6/11/19 at 6:50 pm to theantiquetiger
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WBRZ must have read this thread and ran with it.
The local news and sports stations definitely read TD
Posted on 6/11/19 at 7:56 pm to fallguy_1978
We can have a thread of some funny viral video on this site, and the next day (as sure as the sun rises) they are using that video on their "what's going on around the world" bit.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 8:21 pm to theantiquetiger
Open containers has been brought up as a factor, but S&P booting cars in their lots is another change from the “hay day” of downtown. It was pretty well known for easy downtown access you could easily park in the Florida lot for free instead of patrolling the streets for an open slot. Judging by what that lot looked like at night, that’s where the AP/LP types were parking for a night in the city.
Nothing downtown is worth $10 or 4 laps around one way streets, compared to their counterparts across town.
It was a joke when they announced the “free public lots” they had set up under I-110, nine blocks away from the entertainment area.
Nothing downtown is worth $10 or 4 laps around one way streets, compared to their counterparts across town.
It was a joke when they announced the “free public lots” they had set up under I-110, nine blocks away from the entertainment area.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 8:40 pm to tommy2tone1999
Any chance Kip runs against her next fall? Apparently he will be eligible to run again. He would win going away...
Posted on 6/11/19 at 9:09 pm to LSUFootballLover
Bring back Kip!
Posted on 6/11/19 at 9:24 pm to BRIllini07
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Nothing downtown is worth $10 or 4 laps around one way streets, compared to their counterparts across town.
This is honestly the reason I never got into going downtown back in my going out days. I would do that in New Orleans but never downtown BR.
The DDD adding all these pedestrian promenades is a giant waste of money.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 9:25 pm to LSUFootballLover
Kip may be a little bitter that he was shite on by SG proponents in-spite of:
1.) Having zero authority/control over the schools or library system
2.) did so much for infrastructure in "St George"
3a.) Avoided major scandals
3b.) Ran good fiscal policy so that EBR had the best credit rating of any political entity in the entire state.
4.) Still managed to revitalize downtown
5.) Usually avoided race politics.
1.) Having zero authority/control over the schools or library system
2.) did so much for infrastructure in "St George"
3a.) Avoided major scandals
3b.) Ran good fiscal policy so that EBR had the best credit rating of any political entity in the entire state.
4.) Still managed to revitalize downtown
5.) Usually avoided race politics.
This post was edited on 6/11/19 at 9:39 pm
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