norman dale
Lord, grant me one Rose Bowl
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I too am one of those individuals who think back on their collegiate days and remember Station 19 as a bar / restaurant. It had premier location for the pre and post game basketball and hockey crowds. I liked the high ceilings on the main floor (back when smoking was allowed at least you could breathe). The basement was much more intimate with the stone / concrete exposed walls, low ceiling and dim lighting. The lower level was the type of place a guy could drink in solitude and not have to look outside and reminded what time of day it was as nary any sunlight could come in.
Thankfully much did not change when the name changed to Sparky's. I think that was the name. Definitely WTF in my book for the name change. Time passes and an architectural firm purchases the building now known as Station 19 Architects http://www.station19.com/
So in driving by a couple of weeks ago there is a sign outside the building hanging from the fence with a phone # which I implied meant that space was available to lease in the building for commerical use.
So my question is this - What price would it take to purchase the building outright from Station 19Architects? I think it is a waste of such a valuable site now that TCF Bank Stadium has come to fruition. It will be even more valuable when the light rail construction is finished and there will be a stop just steps from the site.
My first choice would be for the University to take it over. Fully aware of the fact that it is listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings It would make a great building to house an athletic Hall of Fame of some sort which could hold a mulititude of gatherings on game days. A close second choice would be for a private party to purchase the building and turn it back into a bar / restaurant with an old school Gopher athletic theme to it. Kinda like the original Station 19 / Stub & Herb's prior to its new owners (but cleaner). Make use of the deck on the east side of the building which could overlook the stadium plaza and or use what is now a grassy area abutting the rerouted University Avenue so it could hold a beer tent on football Saturdays. A bar there would be a license to print money on gamedays with a location that cannot be equalled anywhere in the Big 10.
This wouldn't be such a big deal of someone this board could just win the Powerball tonight and make those dreams come true. Go ahead and steal my idea if you like just give me a preferred booth in the bar with a lot of big screen TV's on gameday.
Thankfully much did not change when the name changed to Sparky's. I think that was the name. Definitely WTF in my book for the name change. Time passes and an architectural firm purchases the building now known as Station 19 Architects http://www.station19.com/
So in driving by a couple of weeks ago there is a sign outside the building hanging from the fence with a phone # which I implied meant that space was available to lease in the building for commerical use.
So my question is this - What price would it take to purchase the building outright from Station 19Architects? I think it is a waste of such a valuable site now that TCF Bank Stadium has come to fruition. It will be even more valuable when the light rail construction is finished and there will be a stop just steps from the site.
My first choice would be for the University to take it over. Fully aware of the fact that it is listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings It would make a great building to house an athletic Hall of Fame of some sort which could hold a mulititude of gatherings on game days. A close second choice would be for a private party to purchase the building and turn it back into a bar / restaurant with an old school Gopher athletic theme to it. Kinda like the original Station 19 / Stub & Herb's prior to its new owners (but cleaner). Make use of the deck on the east side of the building which could overlook the stadium plaza and or use what is now a grassy area abutting the rerouted University Avenue so it could hold a beer tent on football Saturdays. A bar there would be a license to print money on gamedays with a location that cannot be equalled anywhere in the Big 10.
This wouldn't be such a big deal of someone this board could just win the Powerball tonight and make those dreams come true. Go ahead and steal my idea if you like just give me a preferred booth in the bar with a lot of big screen TV's on gameday.
