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| Back in early 2015 the Blog reported on the closing of the venerable Why Not Lounge located in the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel in Altamonte Springs. A club that had been operating nonstop since the 1970's, I was hoping someone would reopen the place. So I dropped by last week to check it out. The venue logo was still on the hotel's main sign, so things looked promising! |
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| And the sign was still there on the side entrance to the hotel lobby! |
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| But alas, the place was still "Closed Due To Renovations". |
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| The Why Not Lounge had been an institution for decades; their Thursday night Ladies Night truly legendary. When I first moved to Florida from Chicago unemployed, this hotel, then the Holiday Inn - Altamonte Springs, was my job hunting base of operations from which I fanned out daily for interviews. Hotel invitations to free happy hours and of course Ladies Nights, all in the Why Not Lounge, are fond memories! |
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| During all those decades, the Why Not featured live rock bands playing on the small stage with an afterthought DJ playing from a side booth away from the dance floor. |
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| I inquired at the front desk whether the renovations sign was for real and whether the Why Not was going to reopen. Sadly, I was told the former club was being renovated into a lobby bar and that it was not coming back. But we can still hope. Maybe the lobby bar will feature live rock bands and an afterthought DJ working from a side booth! |
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