Johnny Depp May Not Buy the Crocodile Cafe
To the dismay of many Seattle-dwelling Johnny Depp fans, it looks like the beloved bohemian passed on re-opening The Crocodile Cafe.
Back in May, I posted that Depp May Buy the Crocodile Cafe, yet the dust has settled and Edward Scissorhands seems to have been beat out by Marcus Charles, a Seattle club owner and Capitol Hill Block Party co-producer.
Joined by other investors, the remodel should be done by the end of the year and doors should be open in late January, 2009.
The Seattle P-I’s Gene Stout reports,
Some of the club’s original decor, including the devil’s head and the snakes on the ceiling, may not survive the remodeling.
‘People should not expect a cleaned-up version of the old Crocodile,’ Kerri Harrop (event planner and club spokeswoman) said. ‘Nobody wants to open a Crocodile museum. But hopefully the heart and soul of the place will remain intact.’
The article also reports that Via Tribunali will be kickin it in the back bar, as an adjoining business eager to serve their famous wood-fired, Neapolitan-style pizza to neighboring Croc fans.
In dire need of some roughin’ round the edges, the re-opening of the Croc could easily be Belltown’s redemption. It’s bars like Shorty’s & the Bad Juju that have given the rest of us oxygen in a sea of Nordstrom wearin, iPhone packin yuppies in the mean time.
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- General Bonkers – Doing A Thing Called The Crocodile Rock
- Seattle Subsonic – Crocodile Cafe to Reopen – Yessssss
Photo: Kelli Lynch
