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The '''Atomic Bar and Lounge''' | The '''Atomic Bar and Lounge''' was a cocktail bar at 2113 [[1st Avenue North (downtown)|1st Avenue North]]. It was opened in [[2017]] by [[Feizal Valli]] and his then wife, [[Rachael Roberts]]. It closed in October [[2021]] after the owners separated. | ||
The bar's interior | The bar's interior was inspired by 1960s pop-art and mid-century decor, with several nods to favorite patrons and Birmingham notables, including a large-scale mural of [[Angela Davis]] and a recreation of the cover of the Beatles' ''Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' album cover featuring images of [[Frank Stitt]], [[Mother Angelica]], [[John Archibald]] and [[Electra]]. | ||
Bar patrons | Bar patrons were allowed to borrow costumes, and the bar's signature cocktail, the "Sex Panther", was served with a temporary tattoo of a panther. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* Edge, John T. (June 11, 2019) "[http://www.oxfordamerican.org/magazine/item/1755-social-engineering Social Engineering]" ''Oxford American'' No. 105 | * Edge, John T. (June 11, 2019) "[http://www.oxfordamerican.org/magazine/item/1755-social-engineering Social Engineering]" ''Oxford American'' No. 105 | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Former bars]] | ||
[[Category:2017 establishments]] | [[Category:2017 establishments]] | ||
[[Category:2021 disestablishments]] | |||
[[Category:1st Avenue North]] | [[Category:1st Avenue North]] | ||
Revision as of 08:11, 6 August 2021
The Atomic Bar and Lounge was a cocktail bar at 2113 1st Avenue North. It was opened in 2017 by Feizal Valli and his then wife, Rachael Roberts. It closed in October 2021 after the owners separated.
The bar's interior was inspired by 1960s pop-art and mid-century decor, with several nods to favorite patrons and Birmingham notables, including a large-scale mural of Angela Davis and a recreation of the cover of the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover featuring images of Frank Stitt, Mother Angelica, John Archibald and Electra.
Bar patrons were allowed to borrow costumes, and the bar's signature cocktail, the "Sex Panther", was served with a temporary tattoo of a panther.
References
- Poe, Kelly (January 11, 2017) "First Look: Atomic Lounge will bring costumes and vintage character to First Avenue North." The Birmingham News
- Edge, John T. (June 11, 2019) "Social Engineering" Oxford American No. 105