by jude galligan
Bye bye Paradox! Don't let the door hit ya!
For months there have been rumors that Tim Finley would not renew the leases for night clubs Paradox and Planeta. According to the Austin Police Department Downtown Area Command, Tim Finley officially terminated their leases yesterday.
[update] Through the grapevine, I’m being told that Finley is not in a big rush to find a replacement tenant, and he is not inclined to install another bar. The building is actually pretty nice once all of the black plexiglass peels off. This weekend I’ll try to find some old photos of the building and hopefully put together some history. The intersection of 5th (formerly Pine St) and Trinity is one of the very few instances in Austin where each building, on each corner, was built before 1940.
About Jude Galligan
Jude, that is great news! While I know many of our residents downtown don’t want to lose the night-life, I think these two clubs in particular are NOT representative of the Austin music scene and I’m happy to see them go.
[...] stakeholders have recently been successful in purging the neighborhood of offending night clubs. Last month, Tim Finley, the owner of the building housing Club Paradox and Club Planeta, was urged to clean up [...]
[...] Spotted this while walking this morning in the burgeoning Rail Yard District. Rivals Steakhouse is under construction at the southwest corner of 5th & Trinity. This comes after more than three years of vacancy, since owner Tim Finley refused to renew Paradox’s lease. [...]