Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Clarence Foster's - closed

 what used to be good times is now a highway
RIP good eats

Clarence Foster's was located in a spot known as Buckhead Village, and well, the place had a bit of a rep. From Wikipedia: 

In 1838, Henry Irby purchased 202 1/2 acres surrounding what is now Buckhead Village from Daniel Johnson for $650. Irby subsequently established a general store and tavern at the northwest corner of the Peachtree/Roswell/Paces Ferry intersection. The name "Buckhead" comes from a story that Irby killed a large buck deer and placed the head in a prominent location...

To reverse a downturn in the Village during the 1980s, minimum parking spot requirements for bars were lifted, which quickly led to it becoming the most dense concentration of bars and clubs in the city. These establishments included BAR, World Bar, Lulu's Bait Shack, Mako's, Clarence Foster's, Tongue & Groove, Chaos and John Harvard's Brew House. By 1996, Buckhead Village nightlife was comparable to "Mardi Gras, complete with nightly arrests, puking in the streets and [drunk] college girls."

In the late 1990s illegal cruising on Peachtree Road became rampant, making crime harder to spot and the shortage of police officers more apparent. Violent crime increased, culminating with two murders on Super Bowl Sunday in 2000...

Buckhead Alliance founder Robin Loudermilk claimed that there were at least ten murders during this period related to the nightlife in the Village. Beginning in 2000, residents sought to ameliorate this situation by taking measures to reduce the community's nightlife and re-establish a more residential character. Eventually, most of the Buckhead Village nightlife area was acquired for the Streets of Buckhead multi-use project and many of the former bars and clubs were torn down in 2007.


Damn. That's a lot of excitement if all you wanted was a slice of that cheesecake. 

Egbert
  • 2 oz. vodka
  • 1 raw egg
  • 1 tsp. frozen concentrated OJ
  • 1 fresh orange, peeled and sectioned
  • dash sugar
  • dash club soda
  • dash lemon juice
  • 1 lemon slice
Place all ingredients except lemon slice in blender with ice. Blend well. Pour into tall glass, garnish with lemon. 


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