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Wayside West... - BaldingBroncoFan - 10-23-2015 10:30 PM
is closing Sunday.
http://www.wwmt.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Customers-react-to-new-of-Wayside-West-closing-223288.shtml#.Vir6E5XivDc
RE: Wayside West... - rtletterman - 10-24-2015 12:18 AM
Friend of mine says it went south in the last ten years, pretty ghetto place.
RE: Wayside West... - Chipdip2 - 10-24-2015 10:06 AM
Property is worth more than the business. But I agree, it became dingy and seedy
RE: Wayside West... - Nacho - 10-24-2015 10:13 AM
OH NOOOOO. NO MORE WAYSIDE WEDNESDAYS?!
Where the hell am I going to go on Wednesday before Thanksgiving this year?
RE: Wayside West... - Hiller4Hyz09 - 10-24-2015 10:22 AM
I'll never forget TadFromKalamazoo wiping out on the stairs to the lower level during March Madness. I SWEAR he levitated for about 5 yards.
RE: Wayside West... - MajorHoople - 10-24-2015 10:27 AM
Too bad. Lot of local landmarks have gone the way of the white buffalo over the years.
RE: Wayside West... - Nacho - 10-24-2015 11:07 AM
Hopefully the developer who bought it does something nice there.
RE: Wayside West... - Chipdip2 - 10-24-2015 11:58 AM
(10-24-2015 10:27 AM)MajorHoople Wrote: Too bad. Lot of local landmarks have gone the way of the white buffalo over the years.
They didn't adjust. While BW3, Roadhouse, and others within spitting distance did.
RE: Wayside West... - Ubish - 10-24-2015 03:19 PM
who among us hasn't spent a night or two that we don't remember at that place?
RE: Wayside West... - goldsworth - 10-24-2015 03:27 PM
That place rocked in my day!!!!
RE: Wayside West... - rtletterman - 10-24-2015 06:47 PM
Bo. Not the coach.
RE: Wayside West... - Charm City Bronco - 10-24-2015 08:57 PM
(10-24-2015 10:13 AM)Nacho Wrote: OH NOOOOO. NO MORE WAYSIDE WEDNESDAYS?!
Where the hell am I going to go on Wednesday before Thanksgiving this year?
I have a scar on my left pinky finger from one fateful Wayside Wednesday in 2003. RIP, Wayside, your ****** beer and your long lines to get in.
But I did see George Mason beat UConn there, that downstairs "sports bar" portion with all the TVs was pretty cool for sports watching.
RE: Wayside West... - Charm City Bronco - 10-24-2015 09:13 PM
(10-24-2015 11:07 AM)Nacho Wrote: Hopefully the developer who bought it does something nice there.
Wasn't there a bowling alley on the same property until the late 90s or something? Bring back the bowling alley!
RE: Wayside West... - ColinApocalypse - 10-25-2015 11:24 AM
(10-24-2015 10:06 AM)Chipdip2 Wrote: Property is worth more than the business. But I agree, it became dingy and seedy
This. Prime location on Stadium. Wonder what they're going to do with the place...
RE: Wayside West... - toddjnsn - 10-25-2015 08:53 PM
Quote:This. Prime location on Stadium. Wonder what they're going to do with the place...
Change the name and open up a new bar? IF it's because the bar became too seedy (there was a trailer park behind it down the hill years ago at least), some places just change the look/motif to draw in different customers after 4-6 months of being closed.
But it covers a lot of square footage. Maybe a strip mall if it wasn't worth it even if the customer demographic was good and a lot of people went.
RE: Wayside West... - Chipdip2 - 10-25-2015 10:08 PM
(10-25-2015 11:24 AM)ColinApocalypse Wrote:(10-24-2015 10:06 AM)Chipdip2 Wrote: Property is worth more than the business. But I agree, it became dingy and seedy
This. Prime location on Stadium. Wonder what they're going to do with the place...
The developer had talked about a strip mall. I suspect a smaller more manageable version of Wayside will open in that venue. Id like a Branns there. The one in Portage has a nice sports bar, good food, great prices. A Chin Chin's would do well there too.
RE: Wayside West... - Hoekjeness - 10-26-2015 07:18 AM
Two things about Wayside I'll never forget:
1. 50 cent drafts
2. Being not allowed in for wearing a Detroit Tigers shirt on a night they didn't have a game (worst rule ever).
A lot of great memories at Wayside. Unfortunate it took a turn for a worse in recent years. Hope the developers do something neat with the building/property. Knowing them, they almost certainly will.
RE: Wayside West... - Nacho - 10-26-2015 08:01 AM
(10-26-2015 07:18 AM)Hoekjeness Wrote: Two things about Wayside I'll never forget:
1. 50 cent drafts
2. Being not allowed in for wearing a Detroit Tigers shirt on a night they didn't have a game (worst rule ever).
A lot of great memories at Wayside. Unfortunate it took a turn for a worse in recent years. Hope the developers do something neat with the building/property. Knowing them, they almost certainly will.
Never heard of rule #2. They probably just made something up because they didn't want you in their bar.
RE: Wayside West... - stdatwmu - 10-26-2015 11:27 AM
We stopped in on Saturday night for one final visit. Place wasn't more than 15% full, even with alums in town and the news of the closing - thought there may be more there simply for nostalgia's sake.
Needless to say, not surprised it's finally closed.
RE: Wayside West... - rtletterman - 10-26-2015 11:41 AM
(10-26-2015 08:01 AM)Nacho Wrote:(10-26-2015 07:18 AM)Hoekjeness Wrote: Two things about Wayside I'll never forget:
1. 50 cent drafts
2. Being not allowed in for wearing a Detroit Tigers shirt on a night they didn't have a game (worst rule ever).
A lot of great memories at Wayside. Unfortunate it took a turn for a worse in recent years. Hope the developers do something neat with the building/property. Knowing them, they almost certainly will.
Never heard of rule #2. They probably just made something up because they didn't want you in their bar.
