Jewfros t1_je2bxk0 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 10:09 PM

Yeah. I’m one of them, lol. Maybe I’m just looking at a close circle. But I do feel like a lot of the creative leaders behind the bar stuck it out and are still running programs here.

[deleted] t1_je29cm4 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:51 PM

Reply to Is there any sort of tiki subculture in the Philadelphia area ? Not seeing much of any tiki bars on a Google search by CVM525

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BigShawn424 t1_je2954m wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:50 PM

Reply to Mad about book bans in school libraries? Philadelphia has a solution - no libraries at all! Only 7/217 schools have libraries for their kids. by youngbuck215

Which of the schools have libraries?

xlittleitaly t1_je2949w wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:50 PM

Reply to comment by ThatsNotFennel in Is there any sort of tiki subculture in the Philadelphia area ? Not seeing much of any tiki bars on a Google search by CVM525

Name names

_heisenberg__ t1_je292pn wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:50 PM

Reply to Wtf level car insurance rates in Fishtown by gryklin

That is fucking insanity, that’s more than what my car payment was per month.

Location sure, but having a Tesla, I imagine that’s a contributing factor as to why it’s so high. The wait times for parts and repairs are notoriously long.

You really should consider having a broker help you out.

sciencefaire t1_je291zu wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:49 PM

Reply to comment by dustycase2 in Is there any sort of tiki subculture in the Philadelphia area ? Not seeing much of any tiki bars on a Google search by CVM525

Thank you for reminding me about this place!!!!

[deleted] t1_je28qnb wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:47 PM

Reply to 22nd and Arch (1970) by mikeyv683

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Level-Adventurous t1_je28iie wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:46 PM

Reply to comment by ebbycalvinlaloosh in Is there any sort of tiki subculture in the Philadelphia area ? Not seeing much of any tiki bars on a Google search by CVM525

It’s not false to say a lot of talent left the industry in the city. I know people that moved, people that died, people that got into sales or real estate, people who cut their hours back, people who aren’t as passionate as they used to be. I’m not saying there’s still not talent here or that others didn’t step up but dude come on have some self awareness, the industry lost people.

justanawkwardguy t1_je28h03 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:46 PM

Reply to comment by ebbycalvinlaloosh in Is there any sort of tiki subculture in the Philadelphia area ? Not seeing much of any tiki bars on a Google search by CVM525

>I absolutely know whom and what I’m talking about

Not a phrase usually said by someone who actually knows what they’re talking about

JBizznass t1_je28bg1 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:45 PM

Reply to comment by medicated_in_PHL in Is there any sort of tiki subculture in the Philadelphia area ? Not seeing much of any tiki bars on a Google search by CVM525

Tommy Up was well known to be a slime ball in every way.

Also he Didn’t pay his bills: https://www.phillymag.com/foobooz/2017/05/05/tommy-up-yachtsman-bankruptcy/

He even asked for donations to open up his for profit business in the first place which pissed off a lot of people: https://www.phillymag.com/foobooz/2014/04/22/fishtown-tiki-bar-the-yachtsman-kickstarter-tommy-up-pyt/

That being said I had lots of fun at the Yachtsman back in the day. If it had been run better and made it to current levels of Fishtown gentrification it would be all the rage.