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Liberty Public House “opening soon”

51 comments

ann 03/17/2016 at 12:45 PM

Ah, so Jerry Falwell Jr. will not be there…

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Eric S. Huffstutler 03/17/2016 at 1:55 PM

@1 ann… interesting comment. Could you elaborate? 🙂

Signage above doesn’t look very formal to me. Looks more “pub” than restaurant.

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Joshua Bilder 03/17/2016 at 4:16 PM

It’s true! Looks great!

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Hill Runner 03/17/2016 at 4:31 PM

It’s almost as if “pub” is short for “public house”…

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Joe 03/17/2016 at 5:37 PM

Hopefully they’ll follow The Mill’s menu. Would be great to have more veg options in the neighborhood!

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Michele Buchanan 04/09/2016 at 4:03 PM

Can’t wait till you open!

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Eric S. Huffstutler 04/09/2016 at 9:31 PM

@4 Hill Runner… to me this was a missed opportunity to continue with a theme with an Art Deco theater. Was hoping for more of a Speakeasy (Jackson Ward) type of atmosphere.

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WarGibFA 04/10/2016 at 5:54 AM

Delightful!

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dontmincewords 04/10/2016 at 8:00 AM

#8 agreed, but this is what you get when you crowdsource your branding. A tiny bit of paid marketing strategy could of gone a long way in this case.

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Joe 04/10/2016 at 8:37 AM

#8 You are funny. That is the most weirdly specific complaint I’ve heard from you so far! I, on the other hand, was hoping for more of a ’70s Deep Throat vibe, since they showed porn in the theater during that time. Don’t forget about the 70s!

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Eric S. Huffstutler 04/10/2016 at 9:47 AM

@11 Joe, I know you joke but seriously, l agree with @10. First, I was talking about the 1930s when the theater was opened in 1938 and had a restaurant down the block called The Hollywood Grill. Second, the theater did fall into hard times but not until after the “white flight” and closed in 1970, not “in” the ’70s. They showed free movies to children on Saturdays before they closed so doubt they also played porn at the same place? Afterwards it became mainly churches. Check out my article about Church Hill Theaters from the November/December 2013 CHA Newsletter (pages 16-18):

http://www.churchhill.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/2013NOVDEC_Web.pdf

Also when I said to have a restaurant like the gorgeous Speakeasy in Jackson Ward, I didn’t mean replicate it… just the essence but in a more formal (Hollywood Glitz and Glamour) 1930s art deco theme. We need something with a more upscale atmosphere (but not prices) in Church Hill since we have a glut of casual places. Aren’t we worth being pampered?

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Eric S. Huffstutler 04/10/2016 at 10:34 AM

It don’t even have to be that formal but different than “casual” like the old Brown Derby … or up to Ciro’s or the Coconut Grove. Old Hollywood theme.

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