"The Loft" on King

mtraininjax · May 05, 2010, 07:31:05 PM

Scott is a real estate tycoon who operates without any general liability insurance, he is a roller of dice, so if you work for him, get the money upfront, cause we all know how real estate is these days.

doglover · August 17, 2011, 08:18:51 PM

I have been so disappointed in The Loft lately and I don't think I will go back. They were cool when they first opened but now the place is overrun with d-bags. The drinks are mediocre at best and kind of pricey. Plus, I don't understand why the music is always so loud. Are they trying to be a dance club? I have gone there a few times recently with some of my friends and we had to leave after our first drink because we were literally screaming and still could not hear each other. I am all for good music, but this was so loud it was obnoxious. Why have a cool space for people to hang out and mingle if you can't hear ANYTHING! I thought The Loft was a good addition to the King Street district but I wish it was more like Dos Gatos. Walker's had potential but it seems like the owner has abandoned it to d-bag it up at The Loft.

02roadking · August 18, 2011, 08:29:26 AM

When you say d-bags.... What does that exactly.

RiversideLoki · August 18, 2011, 08:33:50 AM

Captain Zissou · August 18, 2011, 09:07:16 AM

Quote from: doglover on August 17, 2011, 08:18:51 PM
I have been so disappointed in The Loft lately and I don't think I will go back. They were cool when they first opened but now the place is overrun with d-bags. The drinks are mediocre at best and kind of pricey. Plus, I don't understand why the music is always so loud. Are they trying to be a dance club? I have gone there a few times recently with some of my friends and we had to leave after our first drink because we were literally screaming and still could not hear each other. I am all for good music, but this was so loud it was obnoxious. Why have a cool space for people to hang out and mingle if you can't hear ANYTHING! I thought The Loft was a good addition to the King Street district but I wish it was more like Dos Gatos. Walker's had potential but it seems like the owner has abandoned it to d-bag it up at The Loft.

Wow. When you put it so eloquently I don't see how anyone can't disagree with you.

What 'type' of people would you like to see at the Loft?? Do you want the return of the judgemental hipsters who buy one PBR and stand outside to smoke cigarettes the whole night? I'd like to say I prefer the more fun and energetic crowd that has been populating The Loft lately.

fieldafm · August 18, 2011, 09:35:19 AM

I like the Loft, and my mother has assured me I am not a D-bag.

BTW, Loft and Rogue are part of the almost world-famous Metrojacksonville Pub Crawl next Friday the 26th.... spanning Riverside, Downtown and San Marco. Tickets at metrojacksonville.com/pubcrawl

Classy people, D-bags, members of Epping Forrest and University Club, hipsters(and hip huggers), punks, goths, fratboys, sorority girls(especially Tri Delts) and debutants all welcome.

Rest assured, Snooki and the Jersey Shore crew will not be there.

L.P. Hovercraft · August 18, 2011, 10:45:12 AM

I don't know about no d-bags, hipsters, doofuses, furkels (fat Urkels) or what have you being more prevalent there than usual lately, but I will chime in and say I live not too far from the Loft/Rogue and think they're another welcome addition to the King St. District. That said, I will agree that they can get way too freaking loud some nights--I can hear their thumpty-thump bass in my place from a block away or so, which is great to dance to, but can suck when you're trying to sleep at 2 in the morning.

Also, where CAN I get a 13" collar pink polo shirt like the brah in the pic above is rocking?

Lucasjj · August 18, 2011, 10:59:04 AM

LP - Do you live behind or in front of The Loft? I am a block down Post in front of them, and I can't recall ever hearing them.

I would also say that I welcome the crowds that Scott's bars bring, and the other establishments around it. I have picked up a few PBR cans from my yard and once a broken bottle, but I will put up with that to have a lively entertainment district that close by.

PeeJayEss · August 18, 2011, 11:01:35 AM

I am a d-bag, and I think the Loft is doing what it was meant to do. The laid-back hang-out bar is next door (Rogue) or in the back (Independent or whatever they're calling it now that isn't as good a name as Independent). Heck, go upstairs at the Loft and its slightly quieter and a lot more laid-back. I just wish Independent had some better-insulated walls, so you could keep the loud music out of there. but, when you have a big dance floor, its a place to dance. And if you do want some real peace and quiet, Walkers is 100 yards away and, unfortunately and kinda curiously, very empty. Anyway, you're going to have collar-popping guys like me at any place that is filled with beautiful ladies, and the Loft is no exception. Seriously, hot chicks on King St? That's change we can all believe in.

cline · August 18, 2011, 11:08:50 AM

^ I frequent both Loft and Rogue and haven't noticed an overabundance of said "d-bags". However, I do regularly wear collared polos so perhaps I am one them as well. I don't typically rock the collar though.

TPC · August 18, 2011, 11:41:13 AM

I'm glad the Loft has opened on King street, it brings some vibrancy to the area. Although it seems to be falling into the routine many clubs around town have fallen into as well, they have one big night, in their case Thursday, and are dead the rest of the week.

L.P. Hovercraft · August 18, 2011, 12:16:47 PM

Quote from: Lucasjj on August 18, 2011, 10:59:04 AM
LP - Do you live behind or in front of The Loft? I am a block down Post in front of them, and I can't recall ever hearing them.

I would also say that I welcome the crowds that Scott's bars bring, and the other establishments around it. I have picked up a few PBR cans from my yard and once a broken bottle, but I will put up with that to have a lively entertainment district that close by.

Lucas,
I'm on the other side of King St behind the Loft, so I think we get some noise spill from the back door area (Independent?). We've spoken to Scott about it and he's been pretty cool about trying to reduce the sound with better insulation inside, but we still hear the bass sometimes. What can I say, I'm an old man (over 30) and the bass keeps me awake! I tell myself it's the price you pay for living in a vibrant urban environment and that it's better than hearing gunshots, so that usually helps lull me back to sleep.

As far as empty cans and bottles, yeah, I pick them up in the yard occasionally too. I put a request into the city not long ago to install trash cans on the sidewalk at both corners of College and King (I think there are some already at Post and King?) which I think would help with the empties, but was informed the Solid Waste Division is no longer budgeted to install them.

Anyone know who I could bug to get those big black metal trash cans commonly seen around Riverside installed at this corner? I'm thinking RAP could probably help, or maybe our new councilman, Jim Love.

Dog Walker · August 18, 2011, 01:39:02 PM

Jim Love's State Farm insurance office is directly next door to Kickbacks. He is a big supporter of what has been going on in that area and has worked out an arrangement to let Kickbacks patrons use his parking. Drop him an email about putting up some more trash cans in the area.

jimlove@coj.net

Don't get your hopes up too high that it will eliminate the PBR cans in the yard though. Might help.

doglover · August 18, 2011, 06:49:02 PM

Quote from: stephendare on August 18, 2011, 09:39:31 AM
Ive always thought it was strange how every few months or so, whenever downtown gets slow and King Street is busy, that we get these strangely similar posts from new posters.

They follow the same formula: KingStreet sucks/is unsafe/is populated by stupids -------and its a lot more fun at a few select nightclubs downtown.

Its odd, but for some reason, 100% out of 100% of the people who hate King Street only seem to like the same handful of nightclubs downtown instead. San Marco, the rest of Riverside, Avondale, Five Points, the Southside, and the Beaches are all apparently dead to them.

Isnt that strange?

What a generalization, but it does not apply to me. I think the King Street district is very safe and I frequent Kickbacks. I definitely do not hate the area. I love it and have lived in Riverside 9 years. I wish there were more places like Dos Gatos and prefer that atmosphere to the disappointment that the loft has become. I just don't think The Loft lives up to all of the other wonderful places in my neighborhood. sheesh, and I thought I was a neighborhood snob!!

doglover · August 18, 2011, 06:54:37 PM

Wow. When you put it so eloquently I don't see how anyone can't disagree with you.

What 'type' of people would you like to see at the Loft?? Do you want the return of the judgemental hipsters who buy one PBR and stand outside to smoke cigarettes the whole night? I'd like to say I prefer the more fun and energetic crowd that has been populating The Loft lately.
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yeah, ditto on your eloquence! It must be nice to be right all of the time. so unlike all those "judgemental hipsters".