But the bar had a long run of more than a decade, from the late 1990s through April 2012, as Cadillac Jack’s Sports Bar & Grill. And in decades past, it was a Village Inn Pizza Parlor, according to some of our sharp-eyed readers who have sharp memories.
BREAKING UPDATE: Mugshots, the bar next door to this property, has been sold, its owner says.
When it morphed into the Van Buren Tap Room, its owner’s son told me said the then-new beer bar would offer 14 beers on tap as well as pool tables, dart boards and 36 televisions. Extensive renovations at the time included new carpet, new tile, a fresh paint job, updated equipment and a new system for the draft beers. The bar seated 93.
The online auction will close at noon on April 26, according to the auction notice at ohiosheriffsales.com. Bidding starts at $198,000.
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Here’s how the auction site describes the former Van Buren Tap Room property:
“This long time restaurant-bar location in Kettering is highly visible, with entrances on both Smithville Road and Wilmington Pike. … It could be converted for any type of retail, restaurant or office use. The location is perfect for a national tenant looking for a strong retail presence in a high-traffic market area, with a three-mile (radius) population of 112,330.”
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