And now 40 years later, with new owners SIMA Management Corp, the Barnyard is set to host a small but potent celebration of that history Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m.
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John and May Waldroup’s quixotic relocation with their family to the Monterey Peninsula from Japan, via Vancouver, British Columbia in 1970, started the ball rolling for them to acquire the original bookstore from founding owners Jim and Corenne Smith.Ī series of events led to their building the premier Valley Barn at the mouth of Carmel Valley in 1976 to house the ever expanding Thunderbird.
Thunderbird Cafe is located at 4053 Butler St in Lawrenceville.To celebrate the Barnyard Shopping Village’s 40th Anniversary is to acknowledge the pivotal role the Thunderbird Bookshop had in its development in the mid 1970s. It is truly one of our favorite concert venues in Pittsburgh! While we personally had to miss this one on our first show, you know we'll be ordering from them in our next and plan on updating this article accordingly once we do.īarbecue, beer, and a close-up music experience? We only wish we had visited this Lawrenceville gem even sooner as we now plan to be regulars.
And at $7 per beer in 2021, we really can't complain with the price either- the expected markup for shows was not too high here!īeyond this, the music hall features Black Sheep Barbecue on-site for orders which makes for a pretty impressive offering during shows (especially if you splurge for seating if offered). Their local selection during our visit was a bit sparse, we have to admit, but the draft list was varied enough to grab our interest all the same. With regards to the beer, we loved the large assortment of craft brews ranging from well-known producers to obscure breweries from around the country that we didn't even recognize. So all you have to do is walk a few feet away from the stage (still within eyeshot), grab a beer, and be back in your seats all without missing a single song. One of the greatest things about the bar at Thunderbird is that there is the bar at the front of the house as noted at the start of this article, but also flowing taps inside the music hall as well. Going beyond the music at Thunderbird, the space is also home to several bars as well as the on-site restaurant, Black Sheep Barbecue. Our jaws really dropped when walking in because we had no idea the venue was that size at all!ĭon't Forget the Onsite Bar and Restaurant Yes, the stage is in what would've once been the basement, and the first and second levels have been opened up to be one rather respectable space for live music. The space opens up considerably from a one building-width-bar to a three building-width-musical venue that is roughly 40 feet in height.
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It isn't until you buy tickets for a show and head into the music hall in the back that you can get a full appreciation for this one.Īs you round the corner past the bar, you pop out not on the floor of the venue (as we expected), but on the second floor. Whatever venue space is hiding behind this is obstructed, and the front bar does not give away any secrets whatsoever. The front of the building is incredibly narrow, and looking inside all you are able to see is a fairly small bar with an (admittedly respectable) draft beer list. If you've never been to Thunderbird Cafe in Lawrenceville, you may not have given it a second thought when walking down Butler Street. Thunderbird is an Intimate Venue in the Heart of Lawrenceville
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