Jumbo Theater Redux Gets Negged By NIMBYs, Developer
Well, Fishtown, you won’t have Avram Hornik to kick around — maybe ever! On the heels of F-town’s noble working poor chanting down his Babylon (read: what would have probably been a very civilized World Cafe Live type venue controversial only to those who relish Fishtown’s ongoing, profound un-worldliness), the restauranteur has pulled out of the Jumbo Theater project at Front & Girard. (Shown at right in the glory days.) So for now, the property stays vacant, Fishtown stays rap-free (unless of course you count all the Eminem lookalikes zombie-walking EVERY FUCKING STREET in the ‘hood, prowling for loose Oxys), and Front & Girard stays gloriously, ridiculously 1980-ish. Nice work, NIMBYs.
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November 28th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
It might be convenient to blame it on the locals, but could this also be a case of the credit crunch blues?
November 28th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
What exactly would these folks welcome, a Big K?
November 28th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Although it may be moot for now, but I’m not entirely convinced of this “World Cafe vibe” you’ve mentioned. Having been to Lucy’s, Drinkers, and Noche, I was fully expecting Linkin Park soundalikes to perform there.
November 28th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Front and Girard is Kensington, not Fishtown.
November 28th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Guys please, this had NOTHING to do with any kind of NIMBy mentality. It was about the credit crunch. If a developer really wants something they will get it.