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This building is dead? I never heard a final outcome about this. I think what you wlll see down the road is a different developer slapping a high rise on that site and a less sympathetic city council approving it. I am disappointed this building is essentially dead. If they decided to convert 6th street to high-rises you wouln't hear a peep out of me. Many bars have closed down over the years. We aren't talking about a site like Greenwich Village's Stonewall Inn that has historical significance due to the riots and police. (He's now 29 and lives in Chicago working as a personal trainer). My second oldest son worked at Oil Can Harry's for a few years. I remember people makiing a stink about Las Mananitas getting torn down after 26 years on Congress Ave. There are a lot of old business that have been in place for over 25 years and they get bumped in order to continue growth and progress in this city. That's great and all but they should be able to incorporate the other two lgbtq businesses. (Especially when you have almost no leverage.) Getting nothing is clearly the worst outcome. Negotiating from an all or nothing stance is a sure fire way to get.nothing. I understand that's not what y'all want, but it's the best option available. The best way to get something out of this is to work with all parties involved and come to a compromise. There is no way to preserve these places in amber. There is little that can be done to stop this from being redeveloped. It feels like you guys want to see this area destroyed sometimes. You guys on here really love to come and defend these developers. Once this block goes, more are sure to follow and this area will just be boring high-rises built by some corporation. OCH may live on, but it sure won't be the same.
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This block is THE heart of the LGBT scene in Austin. You're still kind of missing the forest for the trees. The only way that really wouldn't happen would be to not allow the property owner to receive the market leasing rate for their property. The market rate for downtown retail space is just going to continue to go up, regardless of whether or not these buildings are redeveloped. What I was getting at was that, based on the realities of the moment, we're not likely to see a better deal to preserve some of what you're talking about.Īlso, if these buildings were zoned historic and frozen in time, these businesses are almost guaranteed to be pushed out at some point. I hear you, but none of that is quite what I was referring to. I support good design, smart use of space, AND building communities with historical depth. So this is not some on-line "bigger is better boy game" for me. all many people can somehow see is the need to accommodate developers and growth at all cost. ( Architectural merit is often based on context not just design.) Yet. Yeah, a very small sliver of texture and depth left as a window. ( Better change that) The last vestige of what was a "Mexican" neighborhood", then "Guy Town", then an early African- American club that then became Oilcans.
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Hell, we even have a store at the restaurant thats called "the warehouse district". This is a cultural district that is the last sliver of a past culture and life in Austin. This is a cultural identity defining moment for Austin. That was a last desperate attempt to hold on to some sense of community downtown. I'm a bit perplexed as to why there are still people who are opposed to it.įor me, while part of LGBTQ community, this is not about the gay bars. I find it really hard to believe that a better outcome could be had by all of this. Lastly, the buildings will now only be partially demolished, not fully demolished. So in the end, it may be that none of these businesses will be displaced.Īlso, it sounds like the planned restaurant space will be filled by a LGBTQ owned business. At any rate, they are in some sort of discussions to do something for them that would be similar to what is being done for OCH.
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Neon Grotto and Coconut Club are clearly gay friendly, but they aren't gay bars. OCH is the only LGBTQ business affected by this.