City February 26, 2010 1:25 PM

A Brawler To Watch Over Me (as I tube down a Skyway exit ramp)

A Brawler To Watch Over Me (as I tube down a Skyway exit ramp)
Workers have begun dumping snow on the Seneca Street exit ramp of The Skyway. A second layer of clean snow will be added after the base is set. As the snow is dumped and spread, more workers are adding snow fencing on the outer side of the ramp. From there, hay bales are added to protect tubers from flying off the hill. Colden Valley Tubing will be dropping off their slick-bottom sledding tubes later in the day, upon which time we're heading up to try out the ride - somebody has to do it, right?

When you arrive to the Seneca Loop tomorrow, you will notice another addition to the Pearl Street Grill and Brewery's facade (overlooking the tubing hill). Since tomorrow is the grand opening of Brawler's Back Alley Deli, it is only befitting that Earl Ketry (not to be outdone by anyone or anything) has unveiled the establishment's latest character in the form of a street fighter perched above the side entrance on Seneca Street.

www.PowderKegFestival.com

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And to think, not too long ago the Buffalo Preservation Board was trying to block Pearl Street Grill & Brewery's historically-influenced creativity...one might even call it a creative interpretation of history. I find it to be part art, part heritage, part self-promotion. Very cool!

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I LUV the new look of the Pearl Street Brewery.

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Thank the Common Council for overruling Tim Teilman and the Preservation Board who tried to block the Pearl St Brewery's renovations a few years ago.

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Do you mean that butt ugly giant beer tap that defaces this otherwise beautiful building?

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Yeah it's not like most of these buildings 100 years ago had painted advertisements on them or anything, oh wait............

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Yeah, there were horse balls all over the street too but we don't want to recreate that history. I just think the beer tap is a bad design, way out of scale and tacky.

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yeah, pearl street is an anchor in an otherwise >cricket cricket

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I agree, Pearl St. Brewing is a great place that brings people to that area, but the giant tap adds nothing.

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Agreed about the tap, but positively love the exterior porches, which the historical preservationist organization also opposed.

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Street Brawler Stout, A+ would drink again!

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That's pretty cool. I love their beers and how they pay homage to the district. However, that brawler looks to be in a quite awkward position. Is he sitting? Is he straddling? eh

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that's funny.

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Queenseyes - Heads up - the link you posted is broken (missing a "w" in "www"). Once I stopped hitting "refresh" and added the "w" I loved the site.

Go large on publicity (I know you guys have been working on it - and I have been too). I just can't believe how many people I spoke to at happy hour last night that hadn't heard about it.

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Its just nice to see a business that enjoys its architecture this much. I hope future additions are even more spectacular. The building is part of an on-going history and so why not live-it-up(architecturally) now? Future preservationists will love it.

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okay, i get it. buffalorising is now your official all powder keg all the time channel.

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^^ Negative Nelly!

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