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The Metropolitan will be located on the 100 block of Bay Street in the Holmes Block building (left). Nicky G's Brick Oven Pizza will open soon, immediately next door (cream colored building). Foolish Things, an upscale men's clothing store, will open on the other side of Nicky G's (yellow building on right).
Nicky G's Brick Oven Pizza.
A sneak peak inside Nicky G's.
A sneak peak inside Foolish Things.
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copperfiend
August 28, 2007, 12:38:51 PMProgress.
Jason
August 28, 2007, 12:39:51 PMEveryone should be gearing up for a downtown pub crawl.
downtownparks
August 28, 2007, 01:19:41 PMHells yes!!! This will fill up that block of Bay, aside from the old Guarantee Saving and trust Building.
thelakelander
August 28, 2007, 03:12:12 PMThere's also a cigar bar, called "Poppy Loves Smoke" going in the same building as the London Bridge on Adams Street. I spoke with the owner yesterday at 15 West. He's hoping to open the bar in the next six months or so.
fsujax
August 28, 2007, 04:03:19 PMSounds like we might have a nice little concentration of businesses in that area. This is good news. Let's hope the pizza place puts up some attractive signage that will draw the attention of folks driving along Bay and Ocean streets.
thelakelander
August 28, 2007, 04:25:19 PMAny idea what's going on with Ocean's 11?
gradco2004
August 28, 2007, 09:03:38 PMHopefully all of these establishments will be open by the end of October/begining of September so that they can capitalize on all of the college game(s) traffic. I know that Phase II will be ready. They open on October 26th, just in time for the college season descent on Jacksonville. That would be a great way of getting word-of-mouth advertising from all the travelers. Damn, reflecting on what the crowds down Bay would look like makes me want rail from the Sports District to Downtown soo much more.
archiphreak
August 29, 2007, 08:56:24 AMTheLakelander, does the owner of that cigar bar have an architect that he's using for the design yet? Think you might want to throw his name my way?
midnightblackrx
August 29, 2007, 03:14:14 PMmy thoughts exactly!
big ben
September 01, 2007, 01:36:13 AMhell yes
comncense
September 04, 2007, 10:33:05 AMAre all of these looking like late September openings? And I've never heard of Ocean's 11... Anyone heard anything about it?
big ben
September 06, 2007, 06:10:53 PMdoes anyone know what type of hours nicky g's will have? i'm wondering if it's going to stay open later and be sort of bar & grill-like, but with pizza. perhaps bar & pizza-place.
thelakelander
September 06, 2007, 06:46:44 PMThey plan to stay open pretty late. I believe as late as 4am on the weekends to cater to those leaving the bars in the immediate area.
big ben
September 06, 2007, 09:26:03 PMdamn....well, sort of. i've been thinking of opening something down that way and catering to that crowd. if someone else beats me to it, good for them. i'll probably support it when i'm around there at closing time.
thelakelander
September 06, 2007, 10:03:29 PMGo ahead and open something up. Just make sure it complements. After all, the more the merrier.
mayor
September 25, 2007, 11:16:39 PMDowntown will never be the same again?
Ha that sounds a little to much like club Paris and a big empty promise.
Hope it does not go ghetto like Paris or the DA Real Ting, Im sure they will be hosting parties for the Jaguar players before long to stay afloat and then Blam, Blam, Blam! Better bring a gun to party!!
THE MAYOR'S PREDICTION - If they have a radio station van parked out front opening night then bay street is about to get dangerous!!
Springfield Girl
October 08, 2007, 03:41:36 PMTypical Jacksonville, doom, gloom and negativity. What is it you people want, the good ole days of Cowford maybe? Progress is happening and will not stop thanks to the influx of outsiders. Good luck to all the new businesses and don't worry about the naysayers, they don't spend money anyway.
Chad
October 08, 2007, 04:26:28 PMI think I read somewhere that it's supposed to be an upscale R&B club.
Seraphs
October 09, 2007, 11:10:24 PMGood to see other businesses opening. How are the existing bars doing? Some nights I see a bit of a crowd.
comncense
October 10, 2007, 10:30:01 AMMark's does really good it seems. Especially on Friday's and Saturday's. I think Dive Bar is still trying to find it's niche. There's never any set day that they have a good crowd there. TSI of course always get their draw of people. So hopefully Metropolis will bring something good to the table. I personally hope it's something on the upscale end of things. FYI... I've never heard anyone getting shot at Club Paris while it was open. Fights is another thing but that's bound to happen whenever you have a bunch of people inside drinking.
raheem942
November 06, 2007, 12:09:53 PMHa that sounds a little to much like club Paris and a big empty promise.
Hope it does not go ghetto like Paris or the DA Real Ting, Im sure they will be hosting parties for the Jaguar players before long to stay afloat and then Blam, Blam, Blam! Better bring a gun to party!!
THE MAYOR'S PREDICTION - If they have a radio station van parked out front opening night then bay street is about to get dangerous!!