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SteelCityIrish t1_iu15dfb wrote

Reply to comment by NSlocal in Okay someone tell me about Condrin Tavern, the house-bar in Bloomfield by livefast_dieawesome

Sounds like the Castle in Bloomfield

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Cryptic_Skies t1_iu1plzg wrote

psst. lorigan street is also in bloomfield. castle is on cedarville.

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rosievee t1_iu1w2i2 wrote

Are both still there? I used to live on Lorigan and I have fond fuzzy memories of both.

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Cryptic_Skies t1_iu1wh6e wrote

i dont go to bars anymore but lorigan street is closed. not too sure about the castle. both buildings are still there.

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SteelCityIrish t1_iu204c5 wrote

Yeah. I haven’t been back in over a decade… knew they both were in Bloomfield. Anyone remember the after hours spot in S. Oakland off McKee Place? That place was WILD!

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klimlover t1_iu2fiaj wrote

Oh man, was it that basement/lower level place on the Mellinger's side of Mckee place? - between Bates and Zulema? If so, that place was something. I only went twice probably in 08 or 09. That about the same time period?

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SteelCityIrish t1_iu2fuw1 wrote

Oh yeah… that’s the place. Shit was wild, like my man and I would roll in just for the scene.

You know what I’m talking about. 😏

I could swear it was opp side of Mellingers on McKee, but yeah, we’re talking about the same place.

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Cryptic_Skies t1_iu2inqt wrote

oh that place. i only heard stories. my oakland days ended with the closing of the upstage.

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milksteaklover_123 t1_iu30vsn wrote

Upstage? I lived in Oakland from 08-13 while in school and never heard of this

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Cryptic_Skies t1_iu330r2 wrote

the upstage was a bar, a club, and a clubhouse. punks & goths and everyone in between. 80s nights were thursdays; saturday was goth night. live band karaoke one night... free pool tables, dirt cheap drinks. i was so sad when it closed. james and dave were the best bartenders ever. i still rock my upstage tshirt from time to time.

It closed in 2006 and became an ija for a spell. the deli case was were the bar once stood.

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djbtips t1_iu3qxgy wrote

This was the night when I woke up on Cathy lawn cause the sprinklers turned on

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Cryptic_Skies t1_iu299ef wrote

was that the punk/goth place? i was there a few times. havent thought about that spot in years.

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SteelCityIrish t1_iu2albv wrote

Nah… I mean, when I used to go it was topless in the back and lines of coke on the bar.

Things may have changed though. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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