New after hours club coming
A new after hours club called Lunar is set to open in South Baltimore later this month.
It occupies a warehouse at 1800 Worcester St., which was formerly used as an illegal gambling site, according to one of the co-owners.
Here's a link to the venue's MySpace site.
As you see on the flyer (pictured), Lunar will be open from midnight to 6 a.m.
It will not serve alcohol -- only sodas and energy drinks, said Rick, one of the co-owners. (He didn't want to give his last name.)
Lunar will have free parking for about 300 cars, and off-duty police officers will work outside to help keep things orderly, Rick said.
The club is about 9,000 square feet, which means the dance floor is roughly 10 times the size of Club 1722's dance floor.
"It's a very comfortable environment," he said. "We want to provide a fun, safe place for people."
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
Comments
This is like real entertainment news. Good work! Cool location - reminds me of Rise, Fever and under the under the freeway parties of early Ultraworld. This sounds interesting, but can it last. Pimptress is a good move... But isn't DJ culture dead?
Posted by: Dunn | May 23, 2008 12:20 PM
Real entertainment news? On Midnight Sun? No way! Must me some kind of mistake. I'll have a word with the Midnight Sun staff writers and fix this immediately.
Posted by: Sam Sessa | May 23, 2008 12:25 PM
Woo! We need more after-hours spots in the city.
Why'd he not want to give his last name?
Posted by: Myke | May 23, 2008 2:20 PM
"Real entertainment news? On Midnight Sun? No way! Must me some kind of mistake. I'll have a word with the Midnight Sun staff writers and fix this immediately."
Agreed it is rare indeed. Believe it or not I was trying to give you props. on this one.
Posted by: Dunn | May 23, 2008 6:19 PM
Anybody who won't give his last name? Give this place about three months.......
Posted by: Soundssketchytome | May 24, 2008 10:36 AM
He won't give his last name? TERRIBLE sign. Probably has an extensive criminal record.
Posted by: Citizen of Park Heights | May 24, 2008 1:13 PM
friday's and saturday's what?
Posted by: fairfax | May 24, 2008 1:15 PM
I found Rick:
www.myspace.com/96389081
Posted by: Citizen of Park Heights | May 24, 2008 1:25 PM
Mr. Dunn - I do believe Sam recognized your props, he does have his tongue firmly planted in his cheek at times... Definitely sounds like good news for B-more nightlife!
Posted by: ColumbiaBill | May 24, 2008 3:20 PM
I feel sorry for the people living in that neighborhood, they'll have loud & drunk (no alcohol served - yea, right) [expletives] streaming in and out all night. Keep your "nightlife" to yourself.
Posted by: Alex | May 25, 2008 7:34 AM
Alex,
The location of this plpace is basically in an industrial park. It's not far from Paradox. There aren't many people living in that neighborhood at all.
Posted by: E$ | May 26, 2008 11:37 AM
It's not basically an industrial park; it IS an industrial park. There are no homes there.
It's always good to come to a discussion armed with knowledge.
Posted by: Trouble | May 26, 2008 12:50 PM
This story deserves a little more reporting, although it hardly matters now.
Rick didn't give his last name because he is an narcotics detective in baltimore city. Lunar was attracting a crowd made up of hippies, club kids and west side drug dealers, which made Lunar an open air drug market. When they first opened, they let someone in with nitrous tank, selling balloons in the courtyard. When word got out that a cop owned it, people stopped coming and surprise! the place mysteriously burns to the ground.
I mean, you could check your weapons at the door at that place. who does that? Oh yea, narcotics. the people that brought you the flex squad.
Posted by: A | December 29, 2008 2:28 PM