Park Bar to open near Cliff Bells on Park Avenue

The
Park Bar is set to open by the end of the month at the corner of Park
Avenue and West Elizabeth Street, adjacent to Cliff Bells.

The
bar decor features 17-foot-high ceilings and exposed concrete columns. A central circular
bar will feature Motor City
Brewery beers on tap.

All of the work is being done
by Detroit craftsmen. Owner Jerry Belanger observes that many of the bars in the
Grand Circus Park area have a suburban feel, which will help his new
watering hole stand out. “I want them to really feel like they’re in
Detroit,” he says.

The 1,800-square foot bar has a kitchen. It currently has a capacity of 70 people, but
Belanger hopes to eventually expand into the building’s basement and second floor.

The
building, built in 1924, has been vacant for more than 20 years. It
originally had five storefronts but has now been consolidated into two.

Source: Jerry Belanger, The Park Bar
Writer: Jon Zemke