Post #435127 by Big Kahuna on Thu, Feb 19, 2009 9:01 AM

I'm definitely appreciative of what we have & they seem to be holding up quite well, actually. Went to the Kowloon a couple of weeks ago & it was completely mobbed. They have an upstairs comedy club & they have bands up there fairly frequently too. It's still owned by the same family, I believe, so there's a definite emotional tie for them. It did get a little 80's makeover, but 90% of the original coolness remains. They changed carpet, wallpaper in some places & tables & chairs, but for the most part, the ambience remains. Route 1, where the Kowloon is, used to be a mecca of mid-century kitsch, but things are getting bull-dozed at an alarming rate. There's still a few key places left, (Hilltop Steakhouse, The Ship restaurant, the pizza joint with the Leaning Tower), but alot of stuff has vanished in the last ten years. These places all seem to be doing well, I guess the strong survive. I wonder if I had a small MC family owned business & corporate America came in & offered me millions, if I would have the guts to turn them down. I definitely understand why people sell out to take care of their families. I'll just keep patronizing these places for as long as I can.
Mahalo,
Rick