The Midtown Lounge replaces the Spy Club
The Spy Club, a Russian-themed space upstairs from the Midtown Yacht Club (15 E. Centre St.), is being converted into a dance lounge called the Midtown Lounge, according to co-owner Greg Serio.
The Midtown Lounge will host informal '80s and '90s dance parties on Friday nights until the first of the year, when the lounge will officially reopen, Serio said. He has already started to update the decor.
"The Russian theme is pretty much gone, the second floor is totally redone and the third floor is being worked on," he said. ...
Except for private parties, the Spy Club has been dormant for about a year and a half now, Serio said. I remember blogging that the Spy Club was closed a few months ago, and being reprimanded for it by several commenters. Take that, naysayers.
I'm going to check out the Midtown Lounge in a couple months after the renovations are complete. Serio is putting a lot of attention into the lounge, hoping it will be a hit.
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
I am so. excited. even if I do have to bike downtown, there just aren't enough '80s and '90s dance party venues in town. One can only go to the Depot so many times.
Posted by: Annie | November 11, 2009 8:03 AM
In Soviet Russia, spy clubs you.
Posted by: Sam Sessa | November 11, 2009 8:17 AM
Hah, I remember going to the Spy Club & trying that oxygen bar tomfoolery. My oxygen line didn't work, & they wouldn't refund my money. These days, you couldn't pay me to put my mouth on an oxygen tube in a bar. Simpler times!
Posted by: Ben Richards | November 11, 2009 8:39 AM
Sam, Yacht Club's my local. Let me know when you plan to visit. I'll buy you a beer.
Posted by: Josh | November 11, 2009 9:02 AM
Ben, yes, oxygen bars were a weird little trend. They were expensive, if I remember correctly.
Josh, sweet! I'll definitely let you know.
Posted by: Sam Sessa | November 11, 2009 9:33 AM
oh I am SO there.
Posted by: Evan | November 11, 2009 9:49 AM
ON IT>
Posted by: baltimoregal | November 11, 2009 10:50 AM
Is Nathan Beveridge still involved with that property?
Posted by: Gregory Asch | November 11, 2009 1:35 PM
I'm stoked for this! I'm already there most Fridays, maybe I'll meander upstairs.
Also, no, Nate Beveridge sold the place a while ago.
Posted by: Andy Wolt | November 11, 2009 3:38 PM
I think it's a coincidence.
Posted by: College Papers | February 17, 2011 6:55 AM