The Gin, a favorite watering hole among Ole Miss alumni and fans of a certain age, burned down...

The Gin, a favorite watering hole among Ole Miss alumni and fans of a certain age, burned down tonight (March 6, 2010) after years of vacancy and disrepair. The end of an era, folks.
(courtesy The Local Voice)

almost 2 years ago Queen Hoka-Hotty-Toddy 6 comments 0 recs |

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just saw this on the RCR and Godfrey twitter

details soon to follow i hope? granted i was never able to attend the gin, just looking at it from Murph’s (which is ALSO no longer there) porch….it looked like it served as a helluva hang out with the outdoor bar and all

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by smeargle on Mar 7, 2010 12:12 AM EST reply actions

Wish you could've been there

…in its heyday. Yeah, I’m sure I sound like one of the old-timers (why, when I was your age I had to call my friends on a landline before I even left the house to be sure we met at the right bar), but it really WAS an awesome place. My sister and her friends watched the flames from the water tower tonight, poured out a little in memoriam. www.oxfordeagle.com and www.thelocalvoice.com will have more details as they come, and my Facebook news feed will be filled with drunken memories and half-truths tonight.

Yes, I live in Starkville...WHO did I piss off in a past life?

by Queen Hoka-Hotty-Toddy on Mar 7, 2010 12:22 AM EST reply actions

Amazing how

vacant buildings suddenly burn down. I’m sure they had insurance…

Never forget: Chucky Mullins - Tony Fein - Bennie Abram.
Once a Rebel, Always a Rebel.

by BimBamOleMissByDamn on Mar 7, 2010 6:25 AM EST reply actions

Hey now...

…can some of us have just a little mourning for another symbol of our childhood lost? Thanks.

(but I gotta admit it looked kinda cool)

And from what I’ve heard the property HAD been purchased recently and they were in the process of tearing down the patio that adjoined it with Frank and Marlee’s (old Murph’s…good thing or it would have spread). Rumor was they were going to reopen but theres NO way with that building in the shape it was in. I always said it wasn’t a matter of IF they’d turn over the lot to condos but WHEN.

Yes, I live in Starkville...WHO did I piss off in a past life?

by Queen Hoka-Hotty-Toddy on Mar 7, 2010 10:30 AM EST up reply actions

Fire.

It’s the quickest and cheapest way to get rid of any building you want to get rid of. Costs lots of money to pay a crew to dismantle and remove a building. Much cheaper to pay 1 person to sit on a tractor all day dumping debris in the back of a truck. Now of course I’m not saying that’s what happened in this particular case, but you know…

Never forget: Chucky Mullins - Tony Fein - Bennie Abram.
Once a Rebel, Always a Rebel.