Eighteen months after embarking on the project, the developers behind one of the largest entertainment venues to open in the urban core in recent years have already started attracting a crowd.
Hardwicks Bar opened Sept. 29 in an historic building at 100 East Adams St., bringing an LGBTQIA+-friendly establishment to downtown.
The bar takes over the space that had previously housed Burro Bar and, before that, London Bridge — with about $600,000 worth of work transforming the venue from those previous concepts.
"We always knew the building had potential: It's a beautiful building on a super prominent corner," co-owner Elias Hionides said a few days after opening. "I think we saw the potential, but it turned out better than we could have imagined."Read the full story from the Jacksonville Business Journal (for subscribers).