[QUOTE=Ebdawgg;3670610]It's been a mess for at least ten years now and it was pretty low end at that point too.
I remember the old mayor Omalley saying something like I wish the block would wither and die. I think he got his wish. I think the internet, both porn and all the various ways people can hook, up did most of the killing and the uprising and crime that followed did the rest.
It's not just the block. I read a couple of places that for many cities NFL attendance is down and people said stuff like it's easier and nicer to stay home and watch it on TV. When the local strip club was the only place you could get racy entertainment they had almost a monopoly. But like the mall took a hit from Amazon, places like the block are taking hits from the internet too.
It's a shame. It was always fun. I had friends from DC who thought even in the '80's that the block was too seedy for them. I told them that's why I liked it. I remember when it stretched further and there was a nice little block on Howard street with 3 or 4 nice bars. But back then a home video porn movie was $80-$100. Strip clubs were a bargain and they were the only game in town for naked stuff. On a good Saturday night it looked like plenty of bar districts with lots of people out and going place to place, all lit up and busy.
Anyway I don't think we really have any good places like the old days. I am not trying to be one of those guys who say the old days were better because there's a lot of good stuff in this regard during the new days but for the block or places like it I think the best days are long gone, around here anyway, unless there is some kind of revival where it becomes cool again or something.[/QUOTE]You have hit the nail on the head! Couldn't have said it better myself. They just priced themselves out of the market. Two or three hundred for a VIP to end up with a maybe? No thanks, I'll hit an AMP or find a BP girl for half and a guaranteed better time, plus better parking. Sad to say the party is pretty much over.