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Would-be operators of a revived Great Scott win approval to take over O'Brien's first
By adamg on Fri, 08/09/2024 - 11:06am
The Boston Licensing Board yesterday approved plans by a trio of musicpreneurs to buy O'Brien's at 3 Harvard Ave. in Allston as part of their plans to re-open Great Scott next door - with housing on top.
The purchase now goes to the state Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission for its sign off.
Carl Lavin, who now owns Great Scott's intellectual property, Paul Armstrong, who runs Boston entertainment Web site Vanyaland, and developer Jordan Warshaw, currently building a 247-unit apartment complex next to the Readville train station, recently announced their plans to re-open Great Scott in the space where Stingray Body Arts used to be, next to O'Brien's.
Great Scott closed in 2020 in space that is now one of those fancier next-gen Taco Bells at Harvard and Commonwealth avenues. The trio recently announced plans to re-open Great Scott - and keep O'Brien's going - by 2026.
They have not yet detailed what they hope to build atop the two venues, something that would likely require approval of the Boston Planning Department and the zoning board. They have said they will keep O'Brien's operating as is throughout whatever construction happens.
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the old Great Scott's
was a great meet market back in the 70s. Delicious.
Like Daisy Buchanan's, the names coincided with the 1974 Robert Redford version of The Great Gatsby.
I don't think the youth of today even meet in bars anymore.
Meet market
When thinking of "meet market", I think of Kate McKinnon as a barfly hooking up with randos while Keenan Thompson looked on in horror.
Elder millennial here
I can't speak for the younger kids but Great Scott was a frequent meetup place for my friend group.
And I did meet Mrs. Spinorama the old fashioned way when a roommate invited her over one night. No dating apps, imagine?!
Anecdotal and all that, anyway I really miss Great Scott and we are both very excited for what they build next!
Meat
This whole time I thought it was "meat market" because it was always used in a derogatory tone to express that said market is a bar where guys look at women like they are pieces of meat because the sole purpose of the evening is to get laid.
Thanks for setting me straight.
either usage is ok
"Love is the drug"
https://youtu.be/qu8xGqULUtI?si=jAccCeYpALK6HMBT
Intellectual Property?
Besides the name, what's that? Old pictures?
Logos, trademarks and such, I
Logos, trademarks and such, I'd imagine.
There's money there too
They did a Gofundme and raised ~$300,000 to open a new Great Scott. I think that's part of the "intellectual property."