Update on the new Taps, Catherine's Pub
It was just two weeks ago that renovations started at the new Taps, Catherine's Pub. How are things going?
A reader, Beer in Baltimore's Alexander Mitchell IV, sends in this picture at right.
Just like Chris Reda said, the new owners are sticking to exterior changes, and pretty big ones it seems. Let's see if the January opening ends up happening.
Catherine's will be an Irish Pub; Reda said hours of operations haven't been decided on yet, and neither has a bottled beer list.
(He and Marc McFaul bought the 4,000-square-foot property and the business for $450,000 in August, after Taps, which had been there for two years, closed.)
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Comments
It looks like the sign at the top of the building says "Chattsmen Club."
Posted by: Rick | December 10, 2010 6:37 PM
It says Craftsmen Club, the building originally housed that organization. It was like a union social club.
Posted by: CB | December 10, 2010 7:22 PM
The exterior is being painted by local artist Marshall Adams. He has murals all over the country - check him out... http://www.marshalladams.com
Posted by: Dr. Rocktopus | December 11, 2010 1:50 PM
the front looks really nice, the yellow on the side, not as much, but then again that could be a primer. The windows look great and should be a nice addition to the community.
Posted by: anon;) | December 11, 2010 2:18 PM
Also they painted over the palm tree with the raven on the side from the Fort Charles Pub days, which sucks, and destroyed a bunch of the molding where the scaffolding is poking through. It does look really nice so far otherwise however.
Does anyone have any literature on the Craftsmen Club? I'm Xtremely interested in its history
Posted by: Evan | December 13, 2010 12:24 PM
so I guress that they aren't going to be a Steeler's bar then, I saw the yellow on the side and wondered.
Posted by: anon:0 | December 13, 2010 12:50 PM
The palm tree is still coming down on the side of the building. The artist doing the murals is really good, definatly check him out... and anon, no steelers bar sorry :)
Cheers
Posted by: ryan | December 13, 2010 1:54 PM
Saw this on craigslist, is this bar for sale again already?????
http://baltimore.craigslist.org/reb/2103906393.html
Posted by: Billy Drew Lev | December 13, 2010 2:23 PM
@Billy Drew: looking into it
Posted by: Maza | December 13, 2010 2:35 PM
Ahahahaaha what the hell
Posted by: Evan | December 13, 2010 4:40 PM
So he bought for 450 and selling for 525?
Posted by: Tif | December 13, 2010 4:55 PM
@Tif: check back tomorrow morning; just talked to Reda
Posted by: Maza | December 13, 2010 4:59 PM
Erik, You haven't mentioned the Mix-Off tonight at Don't Know. Any reason?
Posted by: Roger | December 13, 2010 5:23 PM
@roger: putting it together was harder than I thought; will write at length about this tomorrow too. Short story: no mix-off, but will have a Midnight Sun mix-er! next month
Posted by: Maza | December 13, 2010 5:26 PM
can't do anything in this town without you punk kids finding about it. hahahahaha!!!!!
Posted by: anon;) | December 13, 2010 6:32 PM
Some good work done so far, but did Maza find out if this is really up for sale again?
Posted by: Patapsco St | December 14, 2010 10:06 AM
Sorry still Tuesday morning, looking forward to an update today by Erik.
Posted by: Patapsco St. | December 14, 2010 10:12 AM
I think there will be an unveiling of the Maza scoop sometime today
Posted by: Tif | December 14, 2010 10:28 AM
Here's Chris Reda on Taps/Catherine's Pub/Delia Foley's: "We would sell if someone was interested." http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/midnight_sun/blog/2010/12/catherines_pub_the_new_taps_li.html
Posted by: Maza | December 14, 2010 12:15 PM
"we would sell if someone was interested"
I wonder if they either discovered something wrong with the building or their business plan?
or do they not just want the headache, however if anybody can do it they can...
Posted by: anon;) | December 14, 2010 12:37 PM