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lestermagnum t1_jaawqmb wrote
On Knight St. The old E&O Tap.
ApolloKid t1_jaawx10 wrote
Ahhh thought it looked familiar. I went there only one time on a whim. The Bruins were playing on a projector screen along with the other TVs in there but they shut it off so they could all watch jeopardy together
Ambitious_Ad7685 t1_jab2576 wrote
Is it going to be a bar?
Wide_Television_7074 t1_jab2t4x wrote
miss the E&O
EerieDayze t1_jab6h2e wrote
Looks that way
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Born-Yesterday-8602 t1_jac3iqn wrote
Lmao a “dive themed bar” you’re either a dive or your not 😂😂😂
Explorer_Tasty t1_jac73ai wrote
How do you fake being a dive bar?
Born-Yesterday-8602 t1_jac7hqa wrote
Your parents who own the building put up the money so you can cosplay being poor/divey for some reason, it’s fortnight all over again 😭
Confident_Slip1208 t1_jac7ygi wrote
I didn’t think Fortnight was going for the divey thing. Were they?
cheddercaves t1_jac8qln wrote
Did they fix the AC?
mcCheester t1_jacbvgb wrote
Anyone remember the name of the bar that was there before E&O? It was an actual dive bar then, late 1990s. They mainly served Rolling Rock in 7oz bottles. I think it was a guy's name? Jimmy's or Johnny's or something?
jdille100 t1_jacf4kf wrote
Born-Yesterday-8602 t1_jacgo9i wrote
No just a bunch of kids cosplaying as poor and marginalized to sell wine under the guise on anti capitalist anarchism while literally being the products of trust fund families
mcCheester t1_jachd3y wrote
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420foreverandalways t1_jaci1vh wrote
Engels was a trust fund baby. If trust fund kids want to use their wealth to help the cause, more power to them the proletariat.
Cole3823 t1_jacj0cz wrote
How is opening a wine bar and pretending to not be rich "helping the cause".
Background-Fee9000 t1_jacjjzc wrote
Finalllllly, landlord sat on that spot long enough
420foreverandalways t1_jacl6rn wrote
Did he hurt you? You seem to have a grudge. Or more likely, you just saw some people you didn't like the look of, and had fun building characters to hate in your head.
I never went, but I know some queers who liked it. As far as helping the cause, co-ops are a form of business ownership that mitigates the harms of capitalism, since it places ownership/control with the workers. Richard Wolf is probably the most vocal proponent of co-ops, so look him up if you want more info. (I'm not really here to debate economics, but you asked)
Cole3823 t1_jaclgpx wrote
I've never been and don't even know anything about the owners . I was more questioning how the commenter thinks the owners are anything like engels
BuffaloBill72 t1_jaclh6e wrote
Right!? Thought it was gonna just be knocked down at this point Nice to finally see something there!
BuffaloBill72 t1_jacm2ma wrote
Yeahhhh but the peeps who took this over aren't trust fund kids. They're from the neighborhood
OceanGrownPharms t1_jacmgcy wrote
From day 1 you hire an actor to play a local drunk “Sammy” who has been coming there for years, hates all these kids that have started coming there. Every so often you might get lucky and see the bartender kick Sammy out “That’s it Sammy! Get the fuck out! I don’t want to see you in here again!” He’s a fixture in the corner talking shit and being generally creepy towards any women that come in.
Born-Yesterday-8602 t1_jacojci wrote
“From the neighborhood” or transplants form another city who’ve no connections to the west side of PVD whatsoever?
EerieDayze t1_jacq5uk wrote
Whoa a lot of assumptions lol Lived in the west end for years, hard workers, and nice people opening a neighborhood bar. Let's show some support 😀
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Born-Yesterday-8602 t1_jacqmv7 wrote
Not assuming, just asking, because that seems to be the norm with Westend businesses lately
EerieDayze t1_jacqroz wrote
So damn true 😔 West end and everywhere
Softpipesplayon t1_jact85n wrote
We already have a dive-themed bar, and Scurvy is perfect just as it is.
MyOwnPrivateWario t1_jactzn3 wrote
A bar themed after my dad?
Platinum_Mattress t1_jacu1ta wrote
This place is going to be dope! I know the owners and they are super chill, awesome people. They will put a lot of love into this place.
WhackedOnWhackedOff t1_jaczfii wrote
Was that really what Fortnight was? And why’d they close? Just generally unsustainable to have a hipster wine bar?
Born-Yesterday-8602 t1_jaczn6r wrote
Yea , also doesn’t help that the dude who had control of all the finances was a general creep and took advantage of young girls all the time, now he’s living the life at Michelin starred restaurants and renting our entire villas in southern Cali (according to his instagram)
FranklinDC t1_jad38ri wrote
Yeah, only one dive bar per city is allowed.
Maleficent_Weird8613 t1_jad754s wrote
I was wondering if someone was going to say Scurvy when someone asked about "how do you fake a dive bar?"
Maleficent_Weird8613 t1_jad780e wrote
Scurvy has done it for years.
Proof-Variation7005 t1_jad7pii wrote
In 2023, not really. Most places that people call dives or dive-y have elements of that definition but they ultimately aren't really dives. It became hip and stylish to be sort of a dive bar over the last 20 years. Now, it's more of a chosen aesthetic that places have.
tbb2796 t1_jadgjm6 wrote
Mayday Malone?
lestermagnum t1_jadjavi wrote
Rumor is Fortnight closed abruptly because of sexual assault / harassment allegations against the owner.
Born-Yesterday-8602 t1_jadjipx wrote
Few friends of mine have been victim to his antics, crazy no one he works with will Hold him accountable, nor will his gf, who from my understanding works with non-profits who support victims of sex abuse and domestic abuse
overthehillhat t1_jadkcnx wrote
Every night @ 7
overthehillhat t1_jadl94c wrote
Nik a Nees has continuously been the best DiveBar in RI since the'80's
Proof-Variation7005 t1_jadqq0a wrote
yeah, i'd give em that title. they far predate the more modern era where anything that isn't a super fancy place gets called a dive
Proof-Variation7005 t1_jadqurn wrote
how else would you explain a sign being there
Proof-Variation7005 t1_jadr7tk wrote
idk if they're reallly faking anything. i think the dive label gets used by other people about them but it's always been a punk rock themed neighborhood bar.
AttackonRetail t1_jaduuov wrote
You have a dad? Lucky.
Born-Yesterday-8602 t1_jadxqpo wrote
Where shitty rapists, abusers and scumbags go to feel safe because no one there will ever believe the dozens of allegations against someone because “he’s my friend man, he’s just a misunderstood guy”
Proof-Variation7005 t1_jadyn5f wrote
I think that can and has been said about a LOT more places than any one bar.
Born-Yesterday-8602 t1_jadyrgf wrote
Absolutely, but in my decade plus living here they are certainly number 1
boop-snoot-boogie OP t1_jadzhgf wrote
I want so badly to believe you, but I’ve been burned so many times. We just want our trash hole back 😢
StunningBlueberry874 t1_jadzw2p wrote
I used to work on Westminster. The old E&O! Interesting
boop-snoot-boogie OP t1_jae0631 wrote
That’s the joke
Markcharles3 t1_jae23ub wrote
I’m sorry, how is scurvy a fake dive bar? Taken over by 3 local punks 15 years ago after it was the worst dive bar (green bar). They decorated how they wanted and only painted the building black. Drinks are cheap and you aren’t going to get some fancy cocktail list.
Pockettzz t1_jae2kd5 wrote
Ugh yeah, I remember E&O’s ‘yearly closings’ statements and then it actually happened😔
Pockettzz t1_jae2qhc wrote
What about Capt Seaweeds tho
montgomery_pulciano t1_jae312e wrote
The best bar in the city as long as I have lived here
OctoberRust13 t1_jae9zyr wrote
seriously...anyone calling Nick a Nees a better "dive bar" or anywhere else in this city for that matter, over Scurvy, doesnt know what a dive bar is or has never been there.
BuffaloBill72 t1_jaeb0gu wrote
The best joint!
Tispysquirrel t1_jaeb1e3 wrote
And that bowling game !
jt_tesla t1_jaeh3g7 wrote
Finally someone brought up Capt Seaweeds!
bbristow6 t1_jaempg4 wrote
They totally sell coke out of the shed in the back😂😂👏🏼 (I don’t do coke, just funny how obvious they are about it)
Markcharles3 t1_jaf16m4 wrote
Right? Nic a nees has windows for Christ’s sake! Proper dive bars should have basement window style windows if any at all. All kidding aside, no one would say that about scurvy if they’d spent any time there.
weednpornnpolitics t1_jaf1c5v wrote
laughs in scurvy dog
ApolloKid t1_jaawetm wrote
Where is this?