Save the Palms!

David Harding · February 15, 2012, 12:02:53 AM

The Sun reports that the property was actually sold a year ago.

billhoward · February 17, 2012, 09:52:12 AM

Quote from: David HardingThe Sun reports that the property was actually sold a year ago.

The Sun reports the deal was several multiples of the properties' $800,000 assessed value, as if there's something amiss. This is the norm: a $500,000 house and lot are assessed at say $200,000. So long as this charade is equitable, everyone assessed at 40% of value, then it's okay. Still, it's amazing that the bar and 2 other Dryden Road properties in the deal sold for that much. Every generation of Cornellians thinks Collegetown is overpriced and then kicks themselves for not having bought in.

CAS · February 17, 2012, 10:00:26 AM

So is there any one out there with a little extra cash [maybe $3.8MM] to top the existing deal, and save our beloved Palms? Would need to sell a lot of PBR to earn a reasonable return on the investment, but that's not the goal!

billhoward · February 17, 2012, 10:20:00 AM

Quote from: CASSo is there any one out there with a little extra cash [maybe $3.8MM] to top the existing deal, and save our beloved Palms? Would need to sell a lot of PBR to earn a reasonable return on the investment, but that's not the goal!

Let it go. The Palms will be a better place in our memories than it was most days in reality.

Robb · February 17, 2012, 10:34:56 AM

Quote from: billhoward
Quote from: CASSo is there any one out there with a little extra cash [maybe $3.8MM] to top the existing deal, and save our beloved Palms? Would need to sell a lot of PBR to earn a reasonable return on the investment, but that's not the goal!
Let it go. The Palms will be a better place in our memories than it was most days in reality.

Truth.

Zinck's probably sucked, too.

RichH · February 29, 2012, 11:54:32 PM

Last night at the Palms. On the internet.

http://bambuser.com/v/2412346

CAS · March 01, 2012, 08:38:27 AM

Truly a sad day. Today's Sun has a nice story about the closing.

nyc94 · March 01, 2012, 10:35:03 AM

Quote from: CASTruly a sad day. Today's Sun has a nice story about the closing.

From the front page of the Sun, Michael Bloomberg is the convocation speaker this year.

billhoward · March 01, 2012, 11:52:10 PM

Quote from: CASTruly a sad day. Today's Sun has a nice story about the closing.

If it went well, maybe they can do it again during reunion. Furniture stores go out of business, it goes well, they do it again.

RichH · September 27, 2012, 11:27:08 AM

A The New York Times article this week has a story that continues a lot of the topics we've discussed in this thread. It focuses on Collegetown, as the author is a CU classmate of mine. Choice quote: "I can't imagine what it was like before Facebook when you could just spend the morning after a big night out recovering. Now you have to spend, like, an hour untagging photos." Sometimes living in the future is a bitch.

Last Call For College Bars

Beeeej · September 27, 2012, 01:52:08 PM

Quote from: RichHA The New York Times article this week has a story that continues a lot of the topics we've discussed in this thread. It focuses on Collegetown, as the author is a CU classmate of mine. Choice quote: "I can't imagine what it was like before Facebook when you could just spend the morning after a big night out recovering. Now you have to spend, like, an hour untagging photos." Sometimes living in the future is a bitch.

Last Call For College Bars

Note that the editors have added a comment to the effect that they didn't bother verifying the names and Cornell affiliation of six of the students supposedly quoted for the article, and it's now coming back to haunt them. I hope your classmate's not pulling a Stephen Glass.

RichH · September 27, 2012, 02:13:48 PM

Quote from: Beeeej
Quote from: RichHA The New York Times article this week has a story that continues a lot of the topics we've discussed in this thread. It focuses on Collegetown, as the author is a CU classmate of mine. Choice quote: "I can't imagine what it was like before Facebook when you could just spend the morning after a big night out recovering. Now you have to spend, like, an hour untagging photos." Sometimes living in the future is a bitch.

Last Call For College Bars

Note that the editors have added a comment to the effect that they didn't bother verifying the names and Cornell affiliation of six of the students supposedly quoted for the article, and it's now coming back to haunt them. I hope your classmate's not pulling a Stephen Glass.

Ah. Seeing this now. So, drunk under-aged kids in bars approached by reporter give out fake names. Somebody call the New York Tim... Oh.

Chris '03 · September 27, 2012, 02:33:43 PM

Quote from: RichH
Quote from: Beeeej
Quote from: RichHA The New York Times article this week has a story that continues a lot of the topics we've discussed in this thread. It focuses on Collegetown, as the author is a CU classmate of mine. Choice quote: "I can't imagine what it was like before Facebook when you could just spend the morning after a big night out recovering. Now you have to spend, like, an hour untagging photos." Sometimes living in the future is a bitch.

Last Call For College Bars

Note that the editors have added a comment to the effect that they didn't bother verifying the names and Cornell affiliation of six of the students supposedly quoted for the article, and it's now coming back to haunt them. I hope your classmate's not pulling a Stephen Glass.

Ah. Seeing this now. So, drunk under-aged kids in bars approached by reporter give out fake names. Somebody call the New York Tim... Oh.

"This guy is either gonna think 'Here's another kid with a fake ID' or 'Here's McLovin, a 25 year-old Hawaiian organ donor'. Okay? So what's it gonna be? "