Amos’s South End/Gin Mill
Amos’s SouthEnd is undergoing a transformation. The music venue closed after a final show in early March, and is now undergoing a transformation to be the new location of the Gin Mill. Amos’s closed in part due to the mixed-use development across the street being built by Beacon Partners. The development is where patrons of Amos’s used to park their cars. Without the lease of the land for parking, it was harder for patrons to get to the venue. In addition, the venue was worried about noise complaints from the new residents.
The new Gin Mill will include a bar for libations, a stage for live music, and food. There will also be a 1,000 square foot rooftop patio and a game room. This will be a nice change for the Gin Mill as they currently do not serve food.
The plan calls for exposing the original brick and adding garage door/windows to harken back to when the building was a Studebaker dealership in the 1950’s. Expect this venue to be around town for quite some time. They have a 5 year lease with an option for another 10 years. The build out should take around 3 months so expect them to open sometime in the summer.
Palmer St.
Charlotte’s Gold District is about to have an arcade game bar. The Gold District is bounded roughly by Summit Avenue, the railroad tracks, Winnifred Street and Morehead Street. Palmer St. is in a warehouse at 412 W. Palmer Street, just up the way from Craft Tasting Room and Unknown Brewing. They plan to have 20 craft beers on tap, selected bottles and cans of beer, and food. They have over 30 classic video games and pinball machines. Expect them to open in the next 10 days. Palmer St. is at the start of what may be a trend of taking over the industrial Gold District. Some restaurants are already in the area so it is definitely an area we are watching.
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