Nole23 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 http://blog.chron.com/foodchronicles/2015/01/leons-closes-after-owner-opts-not-to-renew-lease/#29891101=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Opened in 1953? Wow! Quite a run! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Hmmm. Prepare for more douchery. Ugh. And that was the last douche-free spot I could go chill at in Midtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 that really blows.... leon's was a gem. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Bummer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 This one hits home. After 5pm this my after-work chill spot on the walk home. The bartenders (Jennifer, Caitlin, Megan, Justin, etc) were awesome. Pete & Vera were too. Bought Lil Joe Washington a shot here last time I saw him ...thankful I did that. Saw some of my friends DJ or play live here on Friday's & Tuesday's. And best of all, the strange faces I saw daily became friends. It was my "Cheers" bar. It's too bad the landlord was so difficult to work with cause I don't think it'll reopen and if it does, it may not last too long. And there'll never be anything like it for me. You'll be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Opened in 1953? Wow! Quite a run!I believe Leon Scarborough opened it 1947. IIRC, that's what the city proclaimation stated (it was displayed inside the bar) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucesw Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Leon's to live on, owner vows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 It closed in 2010 for over a year, so I'd say it relinquished any claim to longest running bar at that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 Glad to see it will remain open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Leon's reopened last weekend. Same name, new owner (Davenport Duane), updated look. I was just in there in my birthday bar hopping adventure (stay off the roads at 2am.. lol) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 I walked by yesterday afternoon and it looked like they're finished with the new wooden deck. Two owner-looking guys were doing what appeared to be a walk through with an older lady. I wasn't aware that it was already open, so thanks for the heads up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 The older lady is Leon's daughter, she's a partner in the new Leon's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Awesome, will need to check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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