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Old Posted Jan 6, 2010, 7:16 PM
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Originally Posted by grumpy old man View Post
It WAS the house of blues. Not so today. If there is a market for a blues venue it will be served elsewhere. Did ya read the story in the Freep? They apparently have not played jazz there in some time.

The building IS a dump. Let's not over-react...
Actually..

I go there at least once every two weeks and I can safely say that the beverage room is surprisingly well kept and modern.

There's a ton of blues memorabilia in there as well as stuff of local interest such as a letter Charlie Chaplin wrote to the hotel's original owner.

Not sure about the "Hotel" itself, but the club definitely does a lot more for the vibrancy of the area then a surface parking lot ever will.
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