House of Blues - Atlantic City

David Grasso’s idea for a music venue in Fishtown did not go over well with residents of the North Philly neighborhood when he addressed the Fishtown Neighbors Association Zoning Committee. Grasso insisted that there would be no such thing as DJ only nights, that concerts would almost always end by 11 pm, drinking would be confined to one area, and parking would be next door to the venue.  He asserted that his venue was not a nightclub, he thinks of the venue more like a theater for an eclectic genre of music aimed at all age groups.

Many residents were specifically uneasy about inebriated people leaving the premises of this music venue and wandering around the neighborhood like the old days in Fishtown when nightclubs were everywhere up and down Delaware ave.  Others were completely for the idea and hoped that it could revitalize that section of the city with a new and exciting atmosphere.

Grasso and First District Councilman Frank DiCicco say they don’t want to give up on the project and will now work to include the resident’s specific concerns in an amended ordinance.

The residents voted 57 to 38 against the proposal.

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