QuotePlush Entertainment Complex has closed its doors after a court-ordered agreement, the owners and landlords confirmed Thursday morning.
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QuoteThe landlords are looking at other options for new tenants, Rothstein said, but they would not lease the space to another nightclub.
The agreement happened in the circuit court after a judge ordered it on Jan. 14, public records show. It asked for 845 North to no longer operate on the property after May 1.
Channel 4 first reported the possibility of Plush shutting down in 2013, when the landlord filed a complaint against the entertainment complex.
Rothstein said the deal had been in the works since 2013. Town and Country had initially filed an eviction notice, claiming that the Plush complex didn't have enough insurance to operate. Rothstein said the original lease lasted until 2018.
http://www.news4jax.com/news/plush-nightclub-closes-after-14-years/25755732
And the TU article:
http://members.jacksonville.com/news/crime/2014-05-01/story/plush-nightclub-where-scenes-violence-were-repeated-has-closed#cxrecs_s
As a resident of Arlington I'm very happy to see them go - far too much troubles for what it was worth. Maybe now that plaza can start to come back to its former glory. Discount auto is moving in to the plaza from the signs I've seen.
Do the owners have mob ties or were you just kidding? I haven't heard that.
The building isn't for sale, it's for lease. They mentioned they're NOT looking for another nightclub. It's a large space so something big would need to go there (target/kmart size) - wasn't there a theater in there at one time?
Isn't Plush an old movie theater? That space isn't big enough for a Target or Kmart. Half of that center would have to be torn down in order to accommodate that type of retailer.
Hmmm, that might a good idea - something like a dinner theatre. Doesn't have to be fancy like alhambra, more like rocky horror type theatre :)
Quote from: stephendare on May 01, 2014, 01:35:10 PM
Quote from: thelakelander on May 01, 2014, 01:31:29 PM
Isn't Plush an old movie theater? That space isn't big enough for a Target or Kmart. Half of that center would have to be torn down in order to accommodate that type of retailer.
Yes it was the town and center movie theatre.
For a while it was an art house film theatre, owned by Don Strickland back when that stretch of University Boulevard was the cultural corridor of the late 70s early 80s.
Do tell!
Quote from: thelakelander on May 01, 2014, 01:50:29 PM
Quote from: stephendare on May 01, 2014, 01:35:10 PM
Quote from: thelakelander on May 01, 2014, 01:31:29 PM
Isn't Plush an old movie theater? That space isn't big enough for a Target or Kmart. Half of that center would have to be torn down in order to accommodate that type of retailer.
Yes it was the town and center movie theatre.
For a while it was an art house film theatre, owned by Don Strickland back when that stretch of University Boulevard was the cultural corridor of the late 70s early 80s.
Do tell!
The Thunderbird was just a stone's throw away from T&C plaza and many of the businesses along University were thriving during Arlington's suburban heyday.
I remember going to that twin theater in Regency a few times when I was child. I specifically remember seeing Little Shop of Horrors there. I also remember another time they screened Prick Up Your Ears (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prick_Up_Your_Ears), a film I did not see—I was much too young for it!—but had a title that stuck with me, as I thought "prick" was a funny word. (For the record, I finally did see it several years later, having rented the VHS of it in the dying days of that medium.)
I recall Gazebo having showtimes listed in the newspaper along with the other local theaters, but I never went.
OK, I know this might be a bit premature, but with Regency having new owners, all the housing going up near regency/mill creek and if this plaza can turn it around, Arlington might just be on the comeback.
I always thought "old arlington" was a missed opportunity. The barbershop/crab shacks could be hipster joints and thrive like kings ave.
QuoteArlington might just be on the comeback.
The hottest thing in Arlington is the Poker Room, those guys have a money making machine going on there.
Be awesome if this news was the spark needed for this:
(http://i.imgur.com/JF8E5G5.jpg)
http://www.metrojacksonville.com/mobile/article/2012-aug-creating-a-better-arlington (http://www.metrojacksonville.com/mobile/article/2012-aug-creating-a-better-arlington)
This would definitely be awesome, and perhaps in time something like this will happen. Getting rid of Plush is a good first step, now maybe that plaza will fill up and the landlord will have the opportunity to put some money in to it, etc etc etc. Good things to come...
hasn't there been a few gang related incidents or general shooting at that club recently?
I for one I'm very sad that this long time storied Jacksonville intuition has closed it's doors. :'(
JK, foreal though, in my younger more wildin' days, I had good times on Saturday Nights at Plush, as well as many other hip hop nightclub spots. Many spots like this have gone defunct because of too many people acting a fool (just like Fat Kat) with shootings etc. I don't blame insurance companies not wanting to cover a place like that.
Fat kat needs to go..its an embarresment to the neighborhood and a danger to its citizens.
I thought Fat Kat had already closed?
From Feb. but this would have been enough for me to shut it down if it is still open. http://www.news4jax.com/news/police-investigating-multiple-shooting-at-fat-cat/24510866
I don't think plush really had any gang activity, but I recall a shooting there in the news. Really I'd say no worse than any other club in Jacksonville. I'm happy to see it go because I think it's a black eye on the Plaza. So much potential and so many residents in the area it's a shame it's not fully occupied. Maybe now that will change.
That plaza is old and historic, would like to see some tender restoration efforts with the signage and facade.
Quote from: stephendare on May 01, 2014, 02:11:41 PM
The Rat on JU Campus was a big place for punk college students, the Reflex nightclub was out there, Playground South on Arlington was where Southern Fried Rock was really performed, Regency Mall had a twin theatre, there was a Drag Queen Bar right in the middle of Arlington, the Gazebo Theatre did both movies and performances, there were a score of underground book shops and places along University Boulevard,
Annie Tiques was in the far parking lot of Regency, there was a triplet theatre right on Arlington Expressway where club Evolutions moved, and pretty regular art shows in Regency Mall.
Yes, and at various times there was the Sailmaker Restaurant, Calico Jacks, Fridays, Darryl's, Thunderbirds Lounge, Steak and Ale, Jax Liquors Bar/Package, Bennigans, Houlihans, Chi-Chi's, the list is surprisingly long. Regency Square and the Arlington Expressway corridor is only a shade of its former party self nowadays.
Quote from: coredumped on May 03, 2014, 10:52:35 AM
I don't think plush really had any gang activity, but I recall a shooting there in the news. Really I'd say no worse than any other club in Jacksonville. I'm happy to see it go because I think it's a black eye on the Plaza. So much potential and so many residents in the area it's a shame it's not fully occupied. Maybe now that will change.
ah okay, so question is, and you may not know, but worth a shot. What is keeping people from going in there? I mean clubs usually operate later in the evening when most normal hours businesses are closed. Any particular reason why it's so barren?
The neighborhood's demographics, plaza's age and condition. Strip malls typically don't have a long self line once the main anchors abandon them. This one has been around since the 1950s and now it and the surrounding neighborhood are in decline. The population they used to serve is now being supported by newer centers east of Regency.
ah okay thank you for that information
I used to go to Plush, Rain, Leopard Lounge, Fat Kat. Its the hip hop urban crowd that sets the tone in these places. One thing I never used to like was how the DJs made it a fun place for the thug criminal types. DJs would actually gas the crowd up to fight each other. Ive seen this sort of thing happen many times with the Cool Running Crew Djs, they brought the same vibe to Club 5 in 5 points. They never catered to the young blacks who had good jobs or went to school. It catered to that typical hood person with no future or no ambitions. The biggest rap artist to these patrons is Lil Boosie from Louisiana. Not a Jay Z, Snoop Dogg or Drake, those guys would be considered to soft to have a strong fanbase in Jax. The Cool Runninh crew would blatantly & subliminally promote violence to their crowd. It always felt unsafe n dangerousn there.
^^^Well said Cooly. I agree with everything that you said. That's exactly what goes on at places like that. Some other defunct ghetto places are T-Birds, Kartouche, After Eleven and Club Steppin' Out. If you are a decent black person, you're considered a 'lame'. To fit in, you must be be the typical Southern thug, with gold teeth, dreads, pants down your ass, Jordans, whorish appearance etc.
The black community continues to regress because of these thugged out people within; As long as decent blacks countenance these actions (like most do) our reputation will continue to be severely tarnished. Far as I'm concerned, these criminal types should be called out, and excommunicated from the black community!