That was a substantial remodel from the old Sportsman.
When looking at the usable customer space in so many places after a remodel from a long standing operation they lose so much to new code requirements.
Between the bathrooms, hallways, storage, kitchen and bar all built to code there's so little space to actually generate revenue from customers.
I have no knowledge of why they closed. I did notice when they first opened how small the seating area was relative to the whole space. Thats a lot of overhead to carry.
There are so many restaurants if forced to remodel to current codes would lose half their seating. There seems to be a lot more restaurants doing counter ordering vs fullservice and of course prompting you to 18%, 20% or 22% gratuity. How many times have I left a large tip on my card out of convenience before actually getting my food and getting mediocre food or a really long wait.
The Village Properties building used to be Home Savings and another bank before the real estate office.
The bankruptcy court was an I Magnin department store.
Pay Junction was indeed a mortuary.
How much time does it take to create each Walk With Me feature? They are quite extensive and well done.
Chase Palm Park, about in the middle.
It's neither Storke Placita nor Franceschi House.
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There was a popular bar at this location for decades. That is until the owner of the building decided they wanted to open their own bar in the same location and terminated the lease. The other bar moved a few blocks away and is doing fine. Funny how that works.
I'll miss the welcoming atmosphere and excellent bar bites. We were there just last week and had no idea they were closing.
This is extremely sad news. What a great establishment. Is there something that can be done to save it? Seems so abrupt. I wish someone could take it over!
Shady Acres had a couple of unique holes on the course that I remember quite well:
•The Comma- Shaped like the punctuation mark. Supposedly, if you hit it just right, it would follow the contours of the wall and give you a hole-in-one.
•The Canyon- Tall winding walls that encased a couple of S shaped sequential trails that led to the green. Fun to watch your ball go rolling up and down from wall to opposing wall on the way to the hole.
•The Anthill- Exactly what it says. A foot-tall steep cone with the hole on top. Total nightmare. An automatic 6 on your scorecard.
Also in local Mini-Golf History:
• There were plans to build a course off South Los Caneros near the freeway in the early 80’s. Some tiny houses were built as scenery for the course, but that was as far as it ever got. They had a small Arcade in a bungalow-like structure there for a few months that I played in a couple of times.
•I have never seen it, but I have been told that there is small Mini-Golf Course at the Biltmore. Evidently it has been shuttered in disrepair for ages, but if the place ever reopens, what a wonderful gift that would be to the community if it were to be repaired and particularly if it were to be open to the public, like the fabulous Brunches they used to host.
Since the profile looks a little like Thomas More Storke, the publisher of the Santa Barbara News-Press, wild guess here, but how about somewhere in Storke Placita, the pedestrian alleyway that connects State Street to De La Guerra Plaza?
Pre-Covid the Carp places were just cooking along when the business park was packed. Its a ghost town up there now and you can see the lack of lunch business now.
No, but thanks for guessing. Actually did that one last March: https://www.sitelinesb.com/where-in-santa-barbara-212/
If folks show up to Food Liaison in Carpinteria - - maybe they can stay open. the town has been lining up - - please help us keep this GEM in biz!!! The crack bowl is named that for a reason: SO ADDICTIVE!! See you there soon!
The Crack Burrito at Food Liaison was a favorite of mine. They have great food. Sad to see them go but also amazed they hung on so long after the Procore office in Carp emptied out. I wished they’d have been able to find a better location and been opened on weekends after that.
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Hmm, was this at the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum or the Riviera Frog Wall?
Not sure how you missed Queen Cup closing their coffee shop in SY, coupled with today’s news that Lucky Hen Larder is also closing- fall out or TBD new pastures? Queen Cup pops up in a cubby parking lot ( parking is a premium in Los Olivos! ) across from St Marks a few days a week…
Showed up for our Valentines’ lunch, only to be turned away (sort of). We were greeted with, “We have no power and no anticipated return of power. However, you may sit at the bar and enjoy cold appetizers!”
Not a good way to retain customers. At least offer a rain check or a complementary something to demonstrate that they want your business now and in the future. We scrambled for our special lunch and eventually landed at Joe’s for a great meal.
Myron Hunt architect in La Arcada
#6 Rare Society
It's not long at all—15 minutes round trip is about right.
How long is the walk - can't tell if it's 15 minutes round trip or more significant. Hoping it's more like a mile or so round trip. Thanks for any additional info.
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