Evababi Outpost Tavern: Last Call Forever

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http://www.outpost-tavern.net/images/OP_Ani_20070707_2fps.gif

It didn't close a decade ago:
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/26/us/a-hangout-that-caters-to-a-crowd-from-space.html

But now it is closing forever!

 

[Equate]

I don't get it?

 

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You remember all those space movies where the astronauts go to some dingy astronaut bar?

This is *the* astronaut bar.

 

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Yes, I understand.

The "closing forever" part is what I don't get. The NYT article says it's been rescued (new grill and all) instead of being forced to close down.

Enlighten me!

 

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The NYT article is from 2000, when economics was going to force the bar to close.

The road that fronts the bar has changed over the years from a two lane Farm to Market road to a seven lane thoroughfare. The land on which the bar is located has also changed hands multiple times. The writing is on the wall; that land is now worth far more than a dingy bar could ever come up with in rent.

Ahh. A more recent article: http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-120209a.html

 

[Equate]

Aah, now it makes sense. I was looking at the wrong line (Friday, December 4, 2009 ) and was under the impression the article was fairly recent.

It's a shame, but the writing was on the wall even back then.

Everyone realizes that the future remains uncertain for the Outpost. It sits on a very expensive piece of real estate in a rapidly developing commercial corridor.

Maybe a relocation is in order...