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Originally Posted by jFug
"This spring, Hagen paid $195,000 to purchase the former Sophia's Tavern, located at 514 Cherry St. The tavern, housed in a two-story brick building that was built in 1908, closed its doors in 2019."
He has no concrete plans as to what he wants the building to be used for, though. But nice to see the building in his hands.
https://www.goerie.com/story/news/lo...OSC2uy8kgz2VOw
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Sophia's was around for very long time... and it was a ROUGH place since the 1970s. I've never quite understood how it avoided being shut down. I think the owner, who lived across the street, had some sort of political pull in the city. Fights, stabbings, shootings, dealing, prostitution... if you were looking for any of that, Sophia's could offer it. I used to live very close to it, and the amount of gunfire that would frequently erupt in the neighborhood between 2:30 and 4:00 AM -- the result of arguments/fights that occurred at Sophia's earlier -- was unreal.
Tom Hagen is currently renovating the 1920s Jarecki-Collins house at 620 West 6th for his residence... which Sophia's is basically right behind. I'm sure he didn't want another nuisance bar taking Sophia's place, especially now that he's going to be living right near it.