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ramjet

Member Since 15 Feb 2005
Offline Last Active Mar 26 2024 05:08 PM
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In Topic: Museum Place

25 March 2024 - 12:38 PM

There was a famous Chumley's in the West Village in NYC for a long time that closed during the pandemic.  I wonder if that's where they got the name idea.

 

https://en.wikipedia.../wiki/Chumley's


In Topic: Mineral Wells- Baker hotel on track for restoration

25 March 2024 - 12:22 PM

Interestingly, Bud Kennedy published a review of 2nd Bar & Kitchen in Mineral Wells in today's Star-Telegram.

 

https://www.star-tel...0.html?tbref=hp


In Topic: Mineral Wells- Baker hotel on track for restoration

23 March 2024 - 01:52 PM

We just got back from a couple of days in Mineral Wells.  We stayed at the Crazy Water Hotel.  The restored hotel was very nice.  It had several upscale shops for men's and women's clothes lining the atrium, a 2nd Bar and Kitchen out of Austin, and a Brew Pub, all within the hotel.  I could kick myself for not taking the camera.  It's a very interesting town for architecture.

 

In addition to the Baker Hotel, there are a couple of large-ish buildings from yesteryear that are very noticeable, one of which was abandoned, and one that that is still a working factory/warehouse.  We actually went to look at an old house that had been flipped, which was in an old neighborhood full of both restored and abandoned mansions.  I you're familiar with Mineral Wells, the neighborhood is immediately north and west of the downtown area at the bottom of a couple of really beautiful hills.  If this works, here's a pic of one of the abandoned houses.

 

https://www.google.c...i8192?entry=ttu

 

The two buildings I mentioned above:

 

https://www.google.c...i8192?entry=ttu

 

https://www.google.c...i8192?entry=ttu

 

Mineral Wells must have a really interesting history.  I recommend the one hour trip from Fort Worth,  And take your camera!


In Topic: Hilton Hotel Annex Sold

21 March 2024 - 07:00 PM

Looks like the opening has been pushed to June.  From the website:

 

LE MÉRIDIEN FORT WORTH DOWNTOWN - 
OPENING JUNE 27, 2024

In Topic: The Comings and Goings of FW Restaurants

15 March 2024 - 06:48 PM

Jon's Subs on West 7th and Lamar has a notice on its front door saying they have been locked out for failure to pay rent.  Must have just happened because there were full sandwich trays in their refrigerated case.  

 

Not really surprised.  It never looked very crowded when I walked by.  The time we went, the sub bread fell apart as we were eating our sandwiches.  I'm guessing inferior bread in a sub shop is not a helpful element of the business model.  

 

I don't know what this means, but the "For Lease" signs are down in the Jon's Subs space and the lights were on.  Didn't see anyone in there today, though.