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Friday, July 1. 2016

A sad loss: The Campbell Apartment

It's a temple to the true Cocktails. All the history that’s going to die with the Campbell Apartment

By being a hipster-free zone, a quiet, dark, cozy bar filled with sofas where people behave and dress nicely, it had become one of my favorite retreats from the NYC streets. It has been almost like belonging to a fancy NY club, or a real speak-easy down to the gal at the door deciding whether you were appropriate for the place. Cool.

I am skeptical that one more trendy bar scene will support the $1 million/year rent on this little place, but who knows?

As for me, I avoid the glitzy and the trendy. The Apartment, as it will remain for a final month:

Posted by Bird Dog in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 13:30 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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“We have a lot of athletes or musicians or celebrities who come into our places — what are you going to do, tell them we don’t want you in because you’re wearing a denim jacket?”

Yes. Absolutely. Why not? Why should athletes, musicians (by which I presume he means rock or rap musicians, as jazz or classical musicians would be meet the dress code in their performance attire) or celebrities be treated differently than anyone else?

#1 RonF on 2016-07-01 14:14 (Reply)

Unfortunate. The place looks great.

I bartended at an old classy restaurant-lounge in North Oakland-Pittsburgh in the 90's. Not quite as interesting a space as the apartment, but lots of well-dressed old timers and Pittsburgh high-rollers would come in. Heard lots of stories about Danny Murtaugh and Billy Eckstine etc while I served Rob Roys and Martinis - real martinis. A live piano player on weekends with customers singing jazz standards. And some of them could really sing too.

It's not there anymore. I think a trendy farm-to-table thing is in the space now.

#2 forest on 2016-07-01 15:24 (Reply)

And so the sad and futile ritual will commence. The place will be fondly recalled and "rediscovered;" the attempt will be made to "re-create" or "reconstitute" it. Sure. Like yesterday's cloud flecked sunset. "Look in my face. My name is Might-Have-Been. I am also called No More, Too Late, Farewell..."

#3 Ralph Kinney Bennett on 2016-07-01 21:01 (Reply)

Sheesh. That's a bummer.

#3.1 BD on 2016-07-01 21:19 (Reply)

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