However, for most of its time as a nightclub and bar – the bones of three decades – it was known as the “Pav”. Just prior to that, it had traded as Ramen Asian food outlet downstairs and Dali nightclub upstairs. The venue had ceased trading following the arrival of Covid-19.
Of the Pavilion, he said it was a “privilege to be bringing it back to life”. McCabe is also involved in c20 heritage pubs in the city. Next year will see the re-opening of Brennan’s cookery store on Oliver Plunkett Street where he has plans for an independent art gallery “one that will showcase punk art”, he says. He has more plans in the pipeline, and next on the agenda is the opening of a coffee shop shortly, at the former Barry’s photographic studio on Pembroke Street. “It’s all about the venue at the Pav and it’s in a great place because Cork is a great city and I have high hopes for it,” he adds. “Also this building has a place in all of our shared histoy, whether you remember it as a cinema or a nightclub. “In these times, we need something different. McCabe, a spokesperson for the project, says it will offer a new experience in the city, following the grimness of the pandemic. Numerous people were involved in overhauling the venue with Cork joiner Jim Kelleher singled out for special mention as he overcame a serious illness while doing the joinery work. It’s taken well over a year-and-a-half to get the venue up and running since McCabe and his brother Leo bought it for €1.3m as previously reported in the Irish Examiner, but McCabe is taking a step back now. The project will offer a new experience in the city, following the grimness of the pandemic.Ī large bar at the far end of the upstairs venue will help keep things lighthearted. “We’ll curate a monthly programme that will focus on bringing entertainment back in a light-hearted manner,” he says. Posters of iconic movies decorate the staircase that leads to the upstairs bar.
#INTERMISSION BAR MOVIE#
They’re a terrific reminder now of the building’s heritage.Īs regards showing movies at the venue, McCabe says he has no desire for the traditional “sit down and shut up” movie experience, but he is open to special occasion nights, including movie nights. I had them stored in an attic all the time,” McCabe says. “Can you believe we came across boxes of glass slides in Woodward's auction house some years back, 200 glass slides in all, with the ads, bearing the name ‘Leach’. Suspended on the wall at one end is a giant screen, overhung with lush red drapes, showing advertisements of bygone days, that was shown in the actual cinema in the 1950s and 1960s. The sunken area that was a dance floor in the days when the “Pav” was a nightclub remains, but with red leather seating around the periphery, tables with small lamps and a good smattering of old-fashioned standard lamps. The sunken area that was a dance floor in the days when the “Pav” was a nightclub remains. “It’s brought back to its original state now, you can see the gold and copper effect paint and the bronzing,” McCabe says. They needed a specialist and persuaded Corkman Johnny O’Leary, a Carrigaline native, to return from Bulgaria (his day job revolves around church restoration). “It took a year to do, there were layers of black paint to be stripped,” McCabe says. The real showpiece though is the upstairs bar venue where punters will sit beneath the meticulously restored vaulted ceiling of the original cinema venue.
0 kommentar(er)
