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I thought this place was supposed to be a folk music venue.

DeBaliviere wrote:I thought this place was supposed to be a folk music venue.

OK, the story is that it will not be folk music. It will be regional bands that take the stage. Probably a mix of bands that do original stuff and some that do covers.



Capacity is about 400 I think.



The place is going to be awesome. It is huge inside in being a two level space. And the music area is open to the top with a sweeping balcony overlooking the stage. That will be a great place to watch the bands. Down below is a pretty big open area in front of the stage to check out the bands, dance, whatever. Kind of like Mississippi Nights just not quite as big. Main bar is right in front and second bar is upstairs. Since the stage is on the east side of the building and the bars are on the west side, that should make it easier to get drinks and converse without having to scream to the bartenders over the music. Basically the place is just going to be cool. Nothing too sportsy or too cheesy about it. It will be a great place to hang out.



There will also be a deck that you access from the upper area off the back side of the bar which will overlook the planned beer garden. And on the front side they are getting ready to pour the patio, also a nice and rather large space.



They also plan on doing food and not typical bar food. Sure you can get a burger and fries but the menu will be a little more sophisticated. I bet the place will rock out on lunches. You have arch views from some of the windows on the upper level and can see just a bit of the stadium from others.



Target date, sometime early summer.

Jeff707 wrote:That sounds awesome.



Who's behind this? Do you know who is going to handle booking the bands?

It's the same guy that developed the Art of Living Building. That was his first venture into development and this bar will be the second.



As for who will book the bands, no idea as they are not that far along yet.

I have a story about this.



About 2 years ago ( I think) I was out with our office staff xmas party and one of our employees said he knew some guy who was opening a bar. So we met up with this guy at that bar (long before any construction had been done) and we drank can beer and played pool. The bar is like a time capsule with old STL newpapers on the wall cards/blues stuff etc. He told us his plans to renovate and at the time he wanted to call it the blue Leprechaun. But then again that was years ago. Apparently this guy sold some internet business for big bucks and that is how he bacame a developer.



Anyway I can't wait to see the inside.

First, does anyone know the name of this new place? Blue Leprechon?



Second, and slightly off subject, the vacant lots accross the street are used as parking for Cardinals games. Some of them are just grass and the lot owners make cars exit the lot by driving over the sidewalk onto 7th street. As I walk to games from soulard, this makes a disgusting mess of mud all over the sidewalk. This should be, and probably is, illegal. Is there a way to complain to the city about this violation of traffic laws and appauling use of the property? It ruins any charisma that 7th street is attempting to regain.

No idea on a name. That was 2 years or so ago.

This rehab looks incredible- one of the best I've seen. I love the new stone addition as well. The ENTIRE area just south of the stadium to SOulard should be rebuilt in this fashion. Throw in some modern buildings as well, just rebuild what was once there. The Toy Museum/Eugene Field House should be copied and rebuilt all over this area. It used to be a part of a row of houses.

looks fantastic - how is the interior renovation?

The Eugene Field House had been planning to re-create the rest of the rowhouses to its North, but I haven't heard anything lately.

The Budweiser sign is now lit and functional.

The original post said 1141 south 7th street, but this address apparently doesn't exist. Does anyone know? Geo St. Louis says that 1151 is being turned into an office, but that the developer is also re-habbing an historic tavern.......It is just unclear. Also, who is the developer? is it Schmit? Any news on an opening date? I tried to google it but they don't have a website. Updates anyone?? Almost redbirds time.

TGE-ATW wrote:The original post said 1141 south 7th street, but this address apparently doesn't exist. Does anyone know? Geo St. Louis says that 1151 is being turned into an office, but that the developer is also re-habbing an historic tavern.......It is just unclear. Also, who is the developer? is it Schmit? Any news on an opening date? I tried to google it but they don't have a website. Updates anyone?? Almost redbirds time.

1141 South 7th street does exist. It is the Art of Living building. And yes, Schmitt and one other are developing the bar across the street, which recently just got a new patio poured and exterior lights on the building. This place is going to be phenomenal.



They are hopeful for a June opening.

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The whole thing probably would have been done already had the owner of the neighboring salvage yard been more accomodating to the construction crews, letting them use her property for some of the larger construction equipment.

Cool, June is great. I can't wait to see it. The reason I said it didn't exist is because Geo st. Louis doesn't recognize it as an adress, or an actual parcel of land in St. Louis. Strange. Maybe I'm wrong, but I spent some time on it yesterday and it wouldn't come up.

Vis-a-vis Randall's, God help them when they apply for their liquor license.

bonwich wrote:Vis-a-vis Randall's, God help them when they apply for their liquor license.

I believe they already have their license and what does Vis-a-vis Randall's mean?

Here are a few progress photos of how the inside is shaping up.

O wow! Love the ceiling

Oh, yeah!! Great work. Looks like this place is going to wind up being a real gem!

I have driven by this place several times I thought it looked good from the outside. Damn, I love the inside!! This will be a great addtion to the neighborhood.

Not really your typical sports bar