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Posted on 7/17/12 at 3:22 pm
Posted on 7/17/12 at 3:22 pm
SkyBar Café in downtown Auburn has become a staple of Auburn nightlife. The bar’s weekly drink specials and massive space for bands and dancing have made it one of the most popular bars in the city.
However, Skybar owners and brothers Pat and Dan Grider are not content with their success thus far.
SkyBar is undergoing renovations that will add a rooftop bar to the building. The rooftop bar will extend from the front of Magnolia Avenue to the side of Wright Street, allowing for picturesque views of Toomer’s Corner and downtown Auburn.
The rooftop will increase capacity from 1,500 people to 2,100 people, and renovations should be completed between August and September of this year.
“The only thing I’ve seen like this was in Vegas at Caesar’s Palace,” Pat said.
A rooftop bar has been part of the Grider brothers’ plan since they bought the bar seven years ago.
“This was initially an idea we wanted to do,” Pat said. “We had to start from the bottom and build SkyBar.”
They began by getting the bottom floor completely up to code. Last year, a V.I.P. section was built around the dance floor, and plans were drawn up for a rooftop bar.
The rooftop will have seating for 600 patrons, and it will have a different atmosphere than the rest of SkyBar. The rooftop will serve food, daiquiris and different types of draft beer, all items that SkyBar does not presently serve.
“It will be for people that don’t want to be crowded and want room to breathe,” Dan said. “It’s got a lot of positives being up higher, and of course, the view’s great.”
When complete, the rooftop will give SkyBar a crowd during happy hour.
Read more: The Auburn Plainsman - The Sky is the limit
However, Skybar owners and brothers Pat and Dan Grider are not content with their success thus far.
SkyBar is undergoing renovations that will add a rooftop bar to the building. The rooftop bar will extend from the front of Magnolia Avenue to the side of Wright Street, allowing for picturesque views of Toomer’s Corner and downtown Auburn.
The rooftop will increase capacity from 1,500 people to 2,100 people, and renovations should be completed between August and September of this year.
“The only thing I’ve seen like this was in Vegas at Caesar’s Palace,” Pat said.
A rooftop bar has been part of the Grider brothers’ plan since they bought the bar seven years ago.
“This was initially an idea we wanted to do,” Pat said. “We had to start from the bottom and build SkyBar.”
They began by getting the bottom floor completely up to code. Last year, a V.I.P. section was built around the dance floor, and plans were drawn up for a rooftop bar.
The rooftop will have seating for 600 patrons, and it will have a different atmosphere than the rest of SkyBar. The rooftop will serve food, daiquiris and different types of draft beer, all items that SkyBar does not presently serve.
“It will be for people that don’t want to be crowded and want room to breathe,” Dan said. “It’s got a lot of positives being up higher, and of course, the view’s great.”
When complete, the rooftop will give SkyBar a crowd during happy hour.
Read more: The Auburn Plainsman - The Sky is the limit
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Posted on 7/17/12 at 3:23 pm to allin2010
Thumbs up for any type of rooftop bar
Posted on 7/17/12 at 3:24 pm to allin2010
That place was cool until the rednecks took it over a few of years ago and it became a gigantic camouflage wearing sausage fest. Haven't been there since.
I hung out there every Wednesday night after margaritas at El Vaquero. Slayed plenty of vagina from there as well. Good times, good times...
I hung out there every Wednesday night after margaritas at El Vaquero. Slayed plenty of vagina from there as well. Good times, good times...
This post was edited on 7/17/12 at 3:26 pm
Posted on 7/17/12 at 3:25 pm to allin2010
I saw this earlier. The griders love roofs 
Posted on 7/17/12 at 3:26 pm to allin2010
Im still trying to figure out why they swing dance there in the front. Plus that bar sucks, Supper Club FTW.
Posted on 7/17/12 at 3:56 pm to allin2010
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Skybar owners and brothers Pat and Dan Grider
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Last year, a V.I.P. section was built around the dance floor
Jesus...how many VIPS have they "built"?
Those two guys are such clowns.
I used to bartend in the "VIP" area back in 04.
It was better when it was the Blue Room or Neons when Bray/Xcess used to spin
Posted on 7/17/12 at 3:57 pm to parkjas2001
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Blue Room
Date rape city.
Posted on 7/17/12 at 3:58 pm to NBamaAlum
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Blue Room
Date rape city.
dont hate
Posted on 7/17/12 at 3:59 pm to allin2010
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Pat and Dan Grider
Creepy bastards. They invite my friends up to the VIP and hit on them and buy them drinks. They're like 40 and are true creepstars.
Posted on 7/17/12 at 3:59 pm to parkjas2001
Surprise sex city? 
Posted on 7/17/12 at 4:00 pm to NBamaAlum
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Surprise sex city
thats better!
Posted on 7/17/12 at 4:01 pm to allin2010
I actually like to go to Moes(the bbq) when i go back on campus...they have a tree in the bar, that aint dead, you can drink around.
Or the new little bar on top of Moes(mexican)
Or the new little bar on top of Moes(mexican)
Posted on 7/17/12 at 4:04 pm to allin2010
A Roof bar?
Meh, they'll figure out it doesn't work in a couple of years and sell it to UCF. :rimshot:
Meh, they'll figure out it doesn't work in a couple of years and sell it to UCF. :rimshot:
This post was edited on 7/17/12 at 4:08 pm
Posted on 7/17/12 at 4:04 pm to allin2010
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“The only thing I’ve seen like this was in Vegas at Caesar’s Palace,” Pat said
Posted on 7/17/12 at 4:04 pm to wdeinttown
I have some beers in the fridge and a ladder...
Posted on 7/17/12 at 4:25 pm to BradPitt
quote:LOL que? It's definitely not like that and last year every Wednesday and Saturday night I could count on one hand the amount wearing camouflage.
That place was cool until the rednecks took it over a few of years ago and it became a gigantic camouflage wearing sausage fest. Haven't been there since.
Posted on 7/17/12 at 4:42 pm to allin2010
They serve draft beer already. And it's cheap. Cause no one ever orders it.
More space to get date raped. Yay!
And their capacity is way more than 2100 already. They only advertise it low so they can keep people they don't want in, out.
More space to get date raped. Yay!
And their capacity is way more than 2100 already. They only advertise it low so they can keep people they don't want in, out.
Posted on 7/17/12 at 4:44 pm to Lee County Tiger
Thats a sweet bar. Rooftops are great as long as no one gets thrown off of them.
Posted on 7/17/12 at 5:21 pm to BradPitt
I agree for the majority of these except this one post.
I don't think you were in Skybar. You sure you weren't in The Duck? It's not like that AT ALL.
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That place was cool until the rednecks took it over a few of years ago and it became a gigantic camouflage wearing sausage fest. Haven't been there since.
I don't think you were in Skybar. You sure you weren't in The Duck? It's not like that AT ALL.
Posted on 7/17/12 at 5:21 pm to Lee County Tiger
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And it's cheap. Cause no one ever orders it.
Thanks for the heads up.
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