Surprise, Surprise

The Vue closed its doors New Year’s Eve and will reopen in a few weeks as a rock bar called The Library. (Ownership and management remain the same.) After months of bad press and complaints, a change is no surprise. As a rock club, the volume of business will certainly taper off, but if history is any indication, The Library will do just fine. It’s common for a bar/nightclub to close and reopen as something completely different. Sometimes it’s due to lack of business. Other times it’s in response to competition. Most commonly, clubs close and reopen to shake off a particular crowd. Those who have been around town a little while will surely remember Wild Wild West, Prime Time Sports, Xcaliber, Plum Crazy, Baha Club and Mulligans. Same owner, same location. Or maybe Stonehenge, New York, New York, Bentley’s, Rascals, Buckaroo’s Country and now Club Cream. The current owner is reportedly looking to sell the club. Odds are he won’t be able to match what he paid Paul Davis for it, but it is a great location and does enough during Masters Week to keep it afloat for quite some time.You Might Also Like: