![]() ![]() People will see more such entertainment venues. "We are super excited for people to see this place." "You don't see this anywhere else in Columbus," Allen said. There now is white subway tile everywhere, barn wood accents, industrial finishes and a stripped-down feel to the space. The old tire chain had painted every interior surface its signature royal blue and Allen had it all sandblasted away, even on the roof joists. The new bar was a National Tire and Battery store, and instead of knocking it down, Allen and the building's owners - he is leasing the space - wanted to transform it.Īllen invested more than $2 million in the project, and it shows. I think this is something that is very badly needed Downtown, something to do."Īnd more than that, it repurposed a key building in a stretch of Fourth Street that is rapidly becoming an entertainment district. "But I think it will also appeal to a wider range of age groups. "Millennials will definitely love it," said Chris Boring of Boulevard Retail Strategies. Allen even had custom bicycle racks installed. It's a playground crafted particularly for the 20-something crowd: 36 craft beers on tap, retro styling, games such as giant Jenga and Scrabble to share with friends, and instead of a kitchen, there are parking pads for food trucks. Pins adds bowling, massive outdoor patios and large-party event space to the mix. The first was 16-Bit Bar+Arcade, a few blocks south on Fourth Street, which has spawned locations in Cincinnati and Cleveland plus a slew of imitators.Īt 16,000 square feet, Pins is much bigger and has more entertainment features. Fourth St., is the second entertainment concept to emerge from Allen's Rise Brands. "The first thing people do when they step in here is say, 'holy (cow).'" ![]() "We call that the holy (cow) factor," said Pins owner Troy Allen, using a term not generally used in a family newspaper. It is quite the transformation, but the real star is an enormous hole in the ceiling capped with a pyramid of translucent glass. ![]() Fourth Street Downtown turned a dingy row of tire- and oil-change garage bays into a long room lined with duckpin bowling lanes, pinball machines and clusters of blue leather lounge spaces. ![]()
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