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Miami Herald
29-05-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Popular local college bar closing after 50 years
What is it that makes college bars so nostalgic? Even though they tend to be a bit, um, dingy and downright smelly, there's just nothing quite like that favorite hangout spot. For me it was Barney's Beanery in Westwood. When my UCLA Bruins were not playing at the Rose Bowl, you'd find my friends and me at Barney's, clapping our way through the games. Don't miss the move: Subscribe to TheStreet's free daily newsletter I'm not going to age myself, but back then, the Bruins were a football powerhouse. Now they've abandoned the Pac-12, and for fans of West-Coast college football, things may never be the same. But I digress. It's a hard time to be a restaurant or bar owner, no matter where you're located. As many as 20% of restaurants and bars close within their first year of business, but even spots that have been around for decades aren't immune. The College Inn Pub in Seattle has been a University of Washington hangout in Seattle for 50 years, a favorite pre- and post-game spot where alumni mingled with college kids (all over age 21, of course) to cheer for their Huskies and reminisce about glory days. The pub - originally called Ye College Inn - is steps from campus and situated in one of the last remaining 1909 Alaska Yukon Pacific Exhibition structures still standing in the city. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The College Inn Pub has been for sale for a year, but with no one stepping forward to continue its legacy, the owners decided to close the doors. Related: Iconic Las Vegas Strip eatery permanently closes after long run The beloved local pub took a huge hit during the pandemic, when it was closed for 16 months but reopened with high hopes. Surviving for another decade was just not in the cards. In a statement, co-owner Jen Goyer said: She further explained how those challenges were exacerbated: In this day and age, if you aren't able to make online ordering easy, it's difficult to survive, even with in-house entertainment like darts and a pool table. Beloved college bars shutting down is part of an ongoing trend of restaurants and bars closing up, even those that have had historic runs. More Food: Applebee's brings back all-you-can-eat deal to take down Chili'sPopular Mexican chain reveals surprising growth plansStarbucks CEO shares plan for a whole new menu In just the last few weeks, The Pub next to San Francisco State University closed after 25 years in business, and Texas Christian University (TCU) closed its on-campus University Pub, which had a 44-year run, earlier this month. Allston's near Boston University closed in 2024, as did The Graduate in Oakland, popular with UC Berkeley students, and the list goes on. Related: National fast-food burger chain wants to close 76 restaurants There are many reasons for the closures, including the cost of real estate adjacent to college campuses. Plus, college bars are known for having lots of options when it comes to beer, but not so many when it comes to fancy cocktails or mocktails. Perhaps it's a sign that the days of the college dive bar are behind us? So pour one out for The College In Pub in Seattle. Its last day of service is June 15, 2025. Related: Veteran fund manager unveils eye-popping S&P 500 forecast The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc.
The Age
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Places to go West hollywood
Barney's Beanery is a modest-looking shack, with a gaudy striped awning, that has sat on humming Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles for almost a century. And its unique placement on the famous Route 66 means it came up with an equally singular way for its luckless customers to pay for a bowl of its famous chilli back in the day. 'The road outside the Beanery is Santa Monica Boulevard, but it also used to be the end of Route 66, before the highway went all the way down to the Santa Monica Pier,' says Jon D'Amico, owner and tour guide of Sunset Strip Rock 'N' Walk Tours. Once the end point of Route 66, Barney's Beanery is on Santa Monica Boulevard. Credit: Julie Ansiau 'Remember, 100 years ago, the people who were coming to California were getting away from the Great Depression, or the Dust Bowl, and they wanted to start their life over. They were destitute, so Barney said: 'I know you're broke but here's the deal. I will feed you a bowl of my chilli, and you can give me your front car licence plate as collateral'. And to this day, the bar is covered in the licence plates of the people who did not get their collateral back.' Now, when you open the door to Barney's Beanery, and your eyes adjust to the dim light, you will see hundreds of car plates, shiny, scratched, dinged up. They cover the roof, interlaced with fairy lights sitting above muted televisions that never stop showing sport. Multicoloured booths run from the door down to the pool tables at the back, and rock 'n' roll plays just loud enough to shout over. Steaming bowls of the venerable chilli still come out of the kitchen with numbing regularity. The original Barney's Beanery was opened in Berkeley, California by John 'Barney' Anthony in 1920 but a few years later the diner burnt down. Barney moved his chilli house to the current building on State Route 2, also known as Route 66, in 1927 and the place had a reputation. Falling just out of the jurisdiction of the LAPD, what we now know as West Hollywood was home to speakeasies and other ne'er-do-well establishments during the Roaring Twenties. This lawlessness was the basis for how the Sunset Strip got its party reputation right up to its hair-metal heyday in the 1980s. Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles. Credit: Getty Images Each of those number plates hanging over your head has a story, but they just scratch the surface of the tales that the Beanery has been associated with. 'I start and end my tours at Barney's Beanery for a reason,' says D'Amico. 'There is a lot of music history here and some of it is literally written on the walls and on the ceiling. 'And it is still a hotbed of music activity; it has recently seen everyone from Taylor Swift to Slash here, and it remains an iconic spot in LA.'
Sydney Morning Herald
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
The modest shack where Hollywood stars eat before they're famous
Barney's Beanery is a modest-looking shack, with a gaudy striped awning, that has sat on humming Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles for almost a century. And its unique placement on the famous Route 66 means it came up with an equally singular way for its luckless customers to pay for a bowl of its famous chilli back in the day. 'The road outside the Beanery is Santa Monica Boulevard, but it also used to be the end of Route 66, before the highway went all the way down to the Santa Monica Pier,' says Jon D'Amico, owner and tour guide of Sunset Strip Rock 'N' Walk Tours. 'Remember, 100 years ago, the people who were coming to California were getting away from the Great Depression, or the Dust Bowl, and they wanted to start their life over. They were destitute, so Barney said: 'I know you're broke but here's the deal. I will feed you a bowl of my chilli, and you can give me your front car licence plate as collateral'. And to this day, the bar is covered in the licence plates of the people who did not get their collateral back.' Now, when you open the door to Barney's Beanery, and your eyes adjust to the dim light, you will see hundreds of car plates, shiny, scratched, dinged up. They cover the roof, interlaced with fairy lights sitting above muted televisions that never stop showing sport. Multicoloured booths run from the door down to the pool tables at the back, and rock 'n' roll plays just loud enough to shout over. Steaming bowls of the venerable chilli still come out of the kitchen with numbing regularity. The original Barney's Beanery was opened in Berkeley, California by John 'Barney' Anthony in 1920 but a few years later the diner burnt down. Barney moved his chilli house to the current building on State Route 2, also known as Route 66, in 1927 and the place had a reputation. Falling just out of the jurisdiction of the LAPD, what we now know as West Hollywood was home to speakeasies and other ne'er-do-well establishments during the Roaring Twenties. This lawlessness was the basis for how the Sunset Strip got its party reputation right up to its hair-metal heyday in the 1980s. Each of those number plates hanging over your head has a story, but they just scratch the surface of the tales that the Beanery has been associated with. 'I start and end my tours at Barney's Beanery for a reason,' says D'Amico. 'There is a lot of music history here and some of it is literally written on the walls and on the ceiling. 'And it is still a hotbed of music activity; it has recently seen everyone from Taylor Swift to Slash here, and it remains an iconic spot in LA.'
The Age
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
The modest shack where Hollywood stars eat before they're famous
Barney's Beanery is a modest-looking shack, with a gaudy striped awning, that has sat on humming Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles for almost a century. And its unique placement on the famous Route 66 means it came up with an equally singular way for its luckless customers to pay for a bowl of its famous chilli back in the day. 'The road outside the Beanery is Santa Monica Boulevard, but it also used to be the end of Route 66, before the highway went all the way down to the Santa Monica Pier,' says Jon D'Amico, owner and tour guide of Sunset Strip Rock 'N' Walk Tours. 'Remember, 100 years ago, the people who were coming to California were getting away from the Great Depression, or the Dust Bowl, and they wanted to start their life over. They were destitute, so Barney said: 'I know you're broke but here's the deal. I will feed you a bowl of my chilli, and you can give me your front car licence plate as collateral'. And to this day, the bar is covered in the licence plates of the people who did not get their collateral back.' Now, when you open the door to Barney's Beanery, and your eyes adjust to the dim light, you will see hundreds of car plates, shiny, scratched, dinged up. They cover the roof, interlaced with fairy lights sitting above muted televisions that never stop showing sport. Multicoloured booths run from the door down to the pool tables at the back, and rock 'n' roll plays just loud enough to shout over. Steaming bowls of the venerable chilli still come out of the kitchen with numbing regularity. The original Barney's Beanery was opened in Berkeley, California by John 'Barney' Anthony in 1920 but a few years later the diner burnt down. Barney moved his chilli house to the current building on State Route 2, also known as Route 66, in 1927 and the place had a reputation. Falling just out of the jurisdiction of the LAPD, what we now know as West Hollywood was home to speakeasies and other ne'er-do-well establishments during the Roaring Twenties. This lawlessness was the basis for how the Sunset Strip got its party reputation right up to its hair-metal heyday in the 1980s. Each of those number plates hanging over your head has a story, but they just scratch the surface of the tales that the Beanery has been associated with. 'I start and end my tours at Barney's Beanery for a reason,' says D'Amico. 'There is a lot of music history here and some of it is literally written on the walls and on the ceiling. 'And it is still a hotbed of music activity; it has recently seen everyone from Taylor Swift to Slash here, and it remains an iconic spot in LA.'
The Age
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
The modest chilli shack where Hollywood stars go before they're famous
Barney's Beanery is a modest-looking shack, with a gaudy striped awning, that has sat on humming Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles for almost a century. And its unique placement on the famous Route 66 means it came up with an equally singular way for its luckless customers to pay for a bowl of its famous chilli back in the day. 'The road outside the Beanery is Santa Monica Boulevard, but it also used to be the end of Route 66, before the highway went all the way down to the Santa Monica Pier,' says Jon D'Amico, owner and tour guide of Sunset Strip Rock 'N' Walk Tours. 'Remember, 100 years ago, the people who were coming to California were getting away from the Great Depression, or the Dust Bowl, and they wanted to start their life over. They were destitute, so Barney said: 'I know you're broke but here's the deal. I will feed you a bowl of my chilli, and you can give me your front car licence plate as collateral'. And to this day, the bar is covered in the licence plates of the people who did not get their collateral back.' Now, when you open the door to Barney's Beanery, and your eyes adjust to the dim light, you will see hundreds of car plates, shiny, scratched, dinged up. They cover the roof, interlaced with fairy lights sitting above muted televisions that never stop showing sport. Multicoloured booths run from the door down to the pool tables at the back, and rock 'n' roll plays just loud enough to shout over. Steaming bowls of the venerable chilli still come out of the kitchen with numbing regularity. The original Barney's Beanery was opened in Berkeley, California by John 'Barney' Anthony in 1920 but a few years later the diner burned down. Barney moved his chilli house to the current building on State Route 2, also known as Route 66, in 1927 and the place had a reputation. Falling just out of the jurisdiction of the LAPD, what we now know as West Hollywood was home to speakeasies and other ne'er-do-well establishments during the Roaring Twenties. This lawlessness was the basis for how the Sunset Strip got its party reputation right up to its hair-metal heyday in the 1980s. Each of those number plates hanging over your head has a story, but they just scratch the surface of the tales that the Beanery has been associated with. 'I start and end my tours at Barney's Beanery for a reason,' says D'Amico. 'There is a lot of music history here and some of it is literally written on the walls and on the ceiling. 'And it is still a hotbed of music activity; it has recently seen everyone from Taylor Swift to Slash here, and it remains an iconic spot in LA.'
