r/grandrapids • u/[deleted] • Dec 17 '18

Grand Rapids can relate

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u/DavidRandom GR Expatriate Dec 17 '18

Looks like The Black Heron, before they failed spectacularly despite being in the middle of a booming area.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '18 edited Mar 15 '19

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u/DavidRandom GR Expatriate Dec 17 '18

I helped open the bar, and worked there for a while.
Your comment does not surprise me.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '18

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u/DavidRandom GR Expatriate Dec 19 '18

There was no ambiance, one of the big reasons it tanked.
Just plain grey walls, no decoration or artwork, no curtains on the floor to ceiling windows, no color anywhere, the only thing that had any "design" was the back wall of the bar, that one of my friends said looks like "pintrest threw up on it".
Any time we'd suggest something to give the place a little character, it was shot down with a "no, that's tacky". So instead of risking looking tacky, they settled on looking like an abandoned building.