What needs changing in Ames first?
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All my life. And do you see any greek housing anywhere nearby? No. Iowa City's ped mall is a business area, and has a very heavy police presence when the bars are busy. ISU's Frat Row is entirely residential, has lots of house parties, and is close to the bars that the area's residents spend time at.
Let's put it this way- go out to Buchanan Hall's parking lot and check out the grounds and vehicles at 5:00 or 6:00am any Saturday or Sunday morning. If that were happening on the grounds of a privately owned hotel filled with parents or other normal adults, they would absolutely flip their lids. The hotel's manager would be getting nasty phone calls within a week of the place opening. I am telling you in no uncertain terms, both as someone who's lived in Iowa City all his life and as someone who's lived in Buchanan Hall for quite a while, the two areas are very different, and Buchana's location is entirely unsuitable for any sort of privately-owned business, much less a hotel.
This may actually happen. Speculation is that more concert tour promoters will choose Hilton once it is completely under AD control. Why? Because then the promoters don't have to deal with SMG anymore.
Just think...all this time it could have been the management group and not necessarily just the venue that was responsible for diverting concert tours to WFA and QCO (Qwest Center Omaha).
I guess I'm proud of the Greek's sound like they are throwing non-stop 24/7 keggers and everyone's running around drunk with a sense of wreckless abandonment. Awesome! Cant wait to see all the naked drunk people passed out in Buchannan when I'm up there next!
ps I've lived and IC and ped mall is not that well policed.
And here I was thinking that the Athletic department taking over was going to hurt us in terms of concerts... I'd sure glad to be misinformed though! I've just been pretty sad about how a lot of stuff has been going south the last year or two
1. All of those sound like good options
2. You need to have real clubs before you can have better clubs
Menards tried to build on the piece of ground just to the west of the old Cyclone Truck Stop, but Ames City Council denied their request to amend the land use plan that would allow for it. The rumor about them going into the old truck stop is just a rumor at this point, and to my understanding they have not bought or leased the land.
And here I was thinking that the Athletic department taking over was going to hurt us in terms of concerts... I'd sure glad to be misinformed though! I've just been pretty sad about how a lot of stuff has been going south the last year or two
1. All of those sound like good options
2. You need to have real clubs before you can have better clubs
The problem with clubs is historically they have not done well in Ames. There was a extremely popular Country-Western club in the early 2000s (anyone remember the name?) that lasted only about a year in spite of its popularity.
The BLUE OYSTER?
Wasnt out by Benson's Buick though?
-I miss Bensons 5 for 5 and Lou during halftime
Hunky Dory's owned by the same guy who owns Hickory Park (won't start that topic again). It is now Hickory Hall and they have receptions there. The last time I was in it, it still had the same look as Hunky's did. Big Palm tree, etc.
Ill pay a cover if the crowd is good and the music doesnt suck. If you had a nicer dance bar, I think it would do well. If its slummy people wont participate.
I'm too old or not fun enough for clubs. When I was in college I would have been all for it. Now, I enjoy sports bars the most.
Any more news on the Wal-Greens rumor at Duff and Lincoln Way that I have also been heard floating around?
Yep. I just had so little money in college and 99% of it went toward alcohol, so I have to put myself in the liking the cheap, cheap, cheap specials category back then.
Well, having a boyfriend and a best friend that worked at the bar helped with saving some $ too. :wink: Thanks Ripvdub!