Open Thread

I strongly agree with the suggestion for Roebling Inn. It’s nice, tons of space, not too loud and free of the riff raff that go to Montero’s.

DIBS and Etson;

I agree that some of these places worked when they first came on the scene, especially Baltimore’s. However, their proliferation has made many of them trite. They look exactly like they were built by a formula.

A similiar phenomenon is how many struggling cities now use museums as a method of revival. At one time, museums were reserved for great works of art, curated by persons who knew their stuff. Now every redevelopment calls for some type of museum, sort of like a tourist attraction.

New Orleans has a place called something like “The National Museum of World War II”. Come again? Two questions:

-what central role did New Orleans play in WWII?

-What the hell is the purpose of such a place? “Interactive” displays of death and destruction? Please. Our kids barely know history, and we’re squandering money on places like this.

rf, thanks, but since I won’t be there, doesn’t matter much to me where you all go.

Very true, Rf. I think empty bars appreciate the influx of business for a night moreso than others.