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Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 | 1:07 p.m.
The Ogden
A watering hole at The Ogden means some of the people who work online from their high-rise condo may never have to leave the building for nightly entertainment.
A bar with an “underground” showroom is going to be constructed on the first floor in the northeast section of The Ogden, at Sixth and Ogden streets, in retail space that has been empty since building opened as Streamline Tower in 2008.
Michael Cornthwaite, who currently operates the Downtown Cocktail Room, The Beat coffeehouse (on the same block as The Ogden directly south), Emergency Arts and is co-owner of Oscar’s steakhouse in The Plaza, said he has the Ogden bar project out to bid.
His idea is to create a smallish but airy space, much like a kitchen (but no food will be served); a showroom will be in the back for small acts.
Cornthwaite didn’t have a timetable yet as to when the space might be completed.
The Ogden is home to Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh and numerous other Downtown Project and Zappos employees. Downtown Project also leases dozens of condos in the building to house downtown visitors.
Joe Schoenmann doesn’t just cover downtown, he lives and works there. Schoenmann is Greenspun Media Group’s embedded downtown journalist, working from an office in the Emergency Arts building.
The Ogden increasingly reminds me of a college dorm. I have nothing against Zappos, and I respect everything that Tony Hsieh is doing in downtown LV, but you could not pay me to live in what sounds like a "Zappos clubhouse."
Joe Downtown: Keep up the good work, happy to see downtown bounce back and you keep us informed!
In Tony We trust!
Re: Wtk2's "college dorm" comment. Yes, you couldn't pay me now to live in a dorm-like setting (if that's what it really is, which I doubt) but I do remember the parties, the girls, the camaraderie, the girls and the parties of dorm life (I can't remember if we studied or not) so, for people of a certain age, it sounds like the next level of dorm life would be a blast (i.e with actual money to spend!).
Cornthwaite, Hsieh. Cornthwaite, Hsieh. Cornthwaite, Hsieh.
How long are we going to allow these two to monopolize the entire downtown revival? I live in The Ogden (not subsidized by Zappos, mind you) and am as excited as anybody to see downtown evolving - it's why I moved here in the first place. But letting two guys control the entire neighborhood isn't organic growth - it's a forced monopoly.