Potrero Hill's Thee Parkside announces official closure
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Well, it's official. What we most feared is coming true — Thee Parkside is closing, for good.
Why it matters: For decades, this gritty Potrero Hill dive bar and venue has been the place to catch live punk, metal and indie music.
- Its closure is a major blow to a neighborhood already bracing for the loss of Bottom of the Hill.
- Thee Parkside is slated to be replaced by "a buncha condos," according to an Instagram post from the bar's account Wednesday.
What they're saying: "We can sit at the bar and talk about how this city is becoming so homogenized and soul-less," the Thee Parkside crew wrote in the post. "We can reminisce and pet dogs and eat tater tots and we can plan for the revolution."
Between the lines: If this series of events sounds like déjà vu, that's because it is.
- Thee Parkside becomes the latest SF staple to make way for new development.
Catch up quick: Thee Parkside owner Malia Spanyol — who's been keeping the joint running for years — attempted to buy the building after the owner died last year, but was outbid by a developer who swooped in with a nearly $1.33 million offer.
- "This neighborhood will be pretty boring with both us and Bottom Of The Hill gone, but I feel like we're just one more small business dying in this city: The culture, the 'weirdos', the arts, the working class are all going to be gone," the crew wrote in their post, in which a man is seen graffitiing the phrase "This will be condos you can't afford."
- "The third spaces that once thrived will be replaced with bland and expensive corporations or will sit vacant," they wrote.
What's next: The exact closing date remains unclear.
- Live music will end in late March, after which the space will operate as a bar for a short time.
If you go: Stop by before they're gone for good at 1600 17th St. Open daily, hours vary.