Registered: May 2005
Location: Miami, United States
24-hour district in danger
was over on CJ and apparently this article came out on the Herald today.. theres been speculation for a while now but it seems like the ball may finally be rolling...
I know that some of you don't get the Miami Herald, so here's a pointer to the article from this morning:
24-hour club district may face closing time
Miami's 24-hour-club district might soon be closing earlier because city commissioners worry about complaints from nearby condo owners.
Miami clubgoers used to staying out past dawn may soon have to continue their festivities elsewhere.
Downtown Miami's 24-hour club district is poised to turn out the lights earlier. What time is unclear, but the most radical of suggested scenarios would have the district adopt the more common 5 a.m. closing enforced elsewhere.
Miami city commissioners on Monday took the first step in reducing the size and hours of operation for the city's Park West Entertainment District.
Commissioners asked city staff to come up with a proposal for a scaled-back club district, but it may take months for a final decision. The district, located west of Biscayne Boulevard, east of Overtown and south of the Interstate 395 overpass, boasts seven nightclubs and attracts large weekend crowds.
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Sep-26-2006 21:17
LiquidX
It's All OvA!
Registered: Mar 2001
Location: In Ur Mind
It was well predicted... I bet Saleen its all claiming credit for it.
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Sep-26-2006 21:20
hiram
vrooom!
Registered: May 2005
Location: Miami, United States
lol yep he already did, if this in fact does happen.. kiss WMC goodbye
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Sep-26-2006 21:21
LiquidX
It's All OvA!
Registered: Mar 2001
Location: In Ur Mind
I mean just imagine. If the nearby condo owners ( Im still trying to figure out which ones.. and the ones that IM thinking about are well out from the noise).. just imagine when those luxury condo's been currently built will complain if by any chance the 24 hr license stays or survives.. its time to do something in the lines of .. " THE MIX" days.
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Sep-26-2006 21:24
LiquidX
It's All OvA!
Registered: Mar 2001
Location: In Ur Mind
This is bad. Real bad for the scene.
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Sep-26-2006 21:36
hiram
vrooom!
Registered: May 2005
Location: Miami, United States
quote:
Originally posted by LiquidX
This is bad. Real bad for the scene.
i agree, it was nice while it lasted
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Sep-26-2006 21:41
bdr222
Angry ****** Apprentice
Registered: Aug 2005
Location: The Mini-Dome!
i'm sad felipe. LP better suck some cock or no more terrace sets.
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Sep-26-2006 21:42
PatMcGroin
lost
Registered: Sep 2001
Location: here? there?
this would suck. miami would lose a lot of money if they do this. space might as well close. with no terrace, what the fucks the point?
Sep-26-2006 21:45
bdr222
Angry ****** Apprentice
Registered: Aug 2005
Location: The Mini-Dome!
quote:
Originally posted by PatMcGroin
this would suck. miami would lose a lot of money if they do this. space might as well close. with no terrace, what the fucks the point?
yeah... if the terrace closes... that means it's only oscar spinning til close... and that means the club will go to shit
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Sep-26-2006 21:47
hiram
vrooom!
Registered: May 2005
Location: Miami, United States
not only space, the whole district might as well close..isnt LP part owner of Crobar now on the beach?? im sure hes seen this comming for quite sometime now. he owns the building space is in, when its time to go he'll sell it for some jacked up price and open up somewhere else
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Sep-26-2006 21:49
CHRles
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Feb 2006
Location: Nashville
Okay, first of all 5 AM is still a great time compared to almost every other city in the country. A lot of the Miami TAs have partied in Tampa and Orlando where the common closing time is 3 AM. It's the same way in much of Atlanta, and closing hours are ever earlier in other cities (2 in Boston, and 1 in most of Phoenix). It's not all that different in many parts of L.A. either.
Just like the scene didn't die in SoBe, it won't die downtown either. There's also a possibility that a new 24 hour district will emerge.
Having said all that, there's also the possibility that downtown will continue to have a 24 hour zoned district for many years to come.
Sep-26-2006 22:07
bdr222
Angry ****** Apprentice
Registered: Aug 2005
Location: The Mini-Dome!
quote:
Originally posted by CHRles
Okay, first of all 5 AM is still a great time compared to almost every other city in the country. A lot of the Miami TAs have partied in Tampa and Orlando where the common closing time is 3 AM. It's the same way in much of Atlanta, and closing hours are ever earlier in other cities (2 in Boston, and 1 in most of Phoenix). It's not all that different in many parts of L.A. either.
Just like the scene didn't die in SoBe, it won't die downtown either. There's also a possibility that a new 24 hour district will emerge.
Having said all that, there's also the possibility that downtown will continue to have a 24 hour zoned district for many years to come.
lots hope
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