After 28 years in business, Hickory Street Bar and Grill at 8th and Congress will close on Saturday as developers move forward with plans to build a much larger building on the prime Congress Avenue Site
Hickory Street at 800 Congress
According to the Statesman, “a developer announced plans in July to replace the restaurant with a 28-story tower that is expected to house offices, a 210-room boutique hotel, several restaurants and a coffee bar. Pending city approvals, the project could break ground next summer and take up to two years to build, the developer told the American-Statesman in July.”
Hickory Street is one of three downtown restaurants and bars that have shut their doors in the last few days. In addition, the Belmont on fifth suddenly closed last week and Charlie’s bar will shut its doors after this weekend. According to the Statesman, “A Taco Cabana at South Lamar Boulevard and West Riverside Drive could soon be gone, as well. California-based Post Investment Group has plans to build there after the restaurant’s lease runs out in February. A boutique hotel was initially proposed in May, but Jason Post, Post’s president, said this week that the company might opt to build apartments or condos instead.”
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