  Erikd Member Username: Erikd Post Number: 709 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.242.214.106 |
The building that was occupied by Bomacs bar was demolished this afternoon. | ||
Drm Member Username: Drm Post Number: 1048 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.212.38.202 |
What a waste. BoMac's was a treasure that we still haven't replaced. | ||
Burnsie Member Username: Burnsie Post Number: 584 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 35.12.22.61 |
Pardon my denseness-- Where was Bomac's bar? | ||
Supersport Member Username: Supersport Post Number: 10515 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.246.37.236 |
You know why it was torn down? For parking. No bullshit, my source within the city said weeks ago that it would be coming down for the handful of parking spots that will be utilized on that site. | ||
Jams Member Username: Jams Post Number: 3684 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 70.227.14.100 |
What a great location to build a parking structure with street level retail and residential lofts above to allow people from Rochester to enjoy an "Urban Experience" | ||
Wmuchris Member Username: Wmuchris Post Number: 378 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 69.246.19.24 |
Located near Harmonie Park on Gratiot. | ||
Burnsie Member Username: Burnsie Post Number: 585 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 35.9.3.50 |
Thank you, Wmuchris. | ||
Xd_brklyn Member Username: Xd_brklyn Post Number: 181 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 24.199.98.159 |
Here's all that was found on Google: http://members.tripod.com/detr oit_motown_soul/id2.html | ||
Drm Member Username: Drm Post Number: 1049 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 70.236.176.200 |
Unbelievable, but I should have known. Two steps forward, three steps back in this town. | ||
Drm Member Username: Drm Post Number: 1050 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 70.236.176.200 |
By the way, to those folks who want to sit around a coffee shop and brainstorm cool ideas to make Detroit the best place in the world, I hope you don't park at surface lots. This is disgusting. | ||
Jimg Member Username: Jimg Post Number: 701 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 64.12.116.204 |
From c.1988 - 1992 BoMac's Lounge offered the Ben Baber Quartet: Benjamin Schubert Baber, Hammond B-3, Jerome Perry, Tenor & Alto saxes, Robert Lowe, Guitar, Alexander Brooks, Drums. It was orginally a narrow club, like a boxcar, with the band right near the restrooms - one had to wait for the tenor solo to finish and the soloist to move away so you could get past him. This was before Harmonie Park was redone, the Boston Bar was on the corner and it was a tough place. Donald Walden's New World Stage was around the corner at 1437 Randolph (third floor). It had a great vibe. Harry was the businessman, Mac had style and kept order. They were opposites: Bo small, dapper, always in a suit, Mac a large man, dressed very stylishly. They expanded around 1990. Knocked out the side wall into the corner space, remodeled it as the pictures from the website link show. After Ben passed in Dec 1992 it kinda drifted until Teddy Harris took over the music around 1994. Had a red-hot quartet with Lawrence Williams, Drums, Phil Lasley, Alto, Rod Hicks, Bass. That band was on FIRE for about six months, especially when Dwight Adams joined in. Teddy's orchestra played on Wednesday I think. And Lottie the Body was hired as MC and she added so much to the presentation. Just wonderful. They had music most weekends after Teddy's stay, but a DJ became more prominent and I usually only went in to say hello and chat with Caroline, Bo and Mac. The Thursday night jam session was one tradition that continued until Harry's untimely death a couple of years ago - he was killed while driving home after work by two assholes drag racing on Gratiot, ran him into a light pole. Left him to die in the wreckage. They caught up with one of the assholes. I hope he rots in a cell.  | ||
Jimg Member Username: Jimg Post Number: 702 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 64.12.116.204 |
BTW, Erikd, thank you so much for posting that info. I raced right over and got a brick and stared for a while. It is still coming down... | ||
Erikd Member Username: Erikd Post Number: 711 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.242.214.106 |
That's what I figured was going to happen with the site, even though it doesn't make any sense. That building was pretty small. I'll be surprised if you can fit more than 6 or 7 cars on the new parking lot. As DRM said earlier, what a waste. | ||
Pjazz Member Username: Pjazz Post Number: 58 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 69.212.209.207 |
Bomacs a Place where Friends Meet. Great Club. I Beleive the owner was killed when he was hit by people street racing a few years ago. | ||
Bibs Member Username: Bibs Post Number: 552 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.209.160.103 |
It seems that an urban parking lot is being created around the stadia. Perhaps, the owners can make more money off the parking than the rent on the building. If this is true, then we have to convince more people to take the bus or this will continue. $3.00 a gallon gas has not pried many white knuckles off the steering wheel and I have yet to notice a reduction in speed on the freeways either. No behavior change at $3.00 a gallon. Perhaps, $4 or $5 will do it. | ||
Morena Member Username: Morena Post Number: 488 Registered: 08-2004 Posted From: 69.242.214.135 |
Why didn't Rasputin stop this demolition? Or was he inside when the demolition took place? It was afterall, one of his favorite hangouts! Or maybe he was down the street at Bert's Place trying to freeload. Owners must've been offered a pretty penny. |
