Professor.Rosen

Herson Garcia

Project #3

New York City is one of the most diverse city in the united states  in my opinion . In New York you see buildings that look old and look new, neighborhoods that are this type of culture then another neighborhoods that is this type of culture. Restaurant that look brand new and have like a modern day type of menu and then restaurants that look old and have a old fashion menu and or are of this theme. You also will see bars, yes bars the place where you go have a fun time , make new friends, take some drinks chill out and enjoy life get messed up and hope you don’t wake up with the craziest hangover. Around Brooklyn near the area of Jay street and metro tech you will find a lot of bars most of different themes, some that are brand new to the area and some that have quite a history around this area.

Bars have been around for a long long long time period of time. They are a place where people go to watch games, hang out with friends, and Most importantly drink some alcohol from beer to shots to vodka etc. Some bars have different things than other some have a certain theme such as sport bars or restaurant and bars so you can eat and drink. In Brooklyn you will find bars in most parts. Each one of these bars are different than the other they have different themes, different type of architecture, as well as different type of formats. Some of these bars sell alcohol meanwhile others just sell strictly alcohol. Now I can’t say these bars each sell the same bottle or have different type of drinks because I’m 18 and I have a baby face so their not going to let me in.

Two bars that I found around the area where barcade and Pedro’s. Barcade opened in 2004 it is a mix between a bar and a arcade. And to be honest Barcade seems dope and I will most definitely try to get and play some video games meanwhile hopefully if I can get wasted. Now Pedro’s is a Mexican and Dominican Food restaurant that is also a bar. Each of these buildings are different Pedro’s looks more like a warehouse that has some graffiti on it meanwhile Barcade looks more like a garage mixed with a store. Barcade really has my attention more than Pedros. Meanwhile Pedro’s sells food and alcohol Barcade has video games machines that you would play back in the day in a arcade.That attracts my attention because I find video games interesting and find classical things assuming and things thats are from the past interesting I also like the idea of playing video games and drinking to be honest.

Barcade has its success off of it being a video game bar. Meanwhile Pedro’s is about there meals and drinks. They differ from other bars and restaurants around the Brooklyn area. Meanwhile Bars in Brooklyn now have that modern city type bar format both Pedro and Barcade have a unique type of style Pedro’s looks like your backyard with a balcony and tables with some umbrellas and graffiti over the building. Barcade looks like a garage base building its gray as well. I can’t really tell you much about these bars because I’m getting most of this information based off of pictures I’m of the age so I’m pretty positive they wouldn’t let me near any of these bars. But while I do walk around during my free time to get some food or kill some time I pass by these bar and some well most look like modern day city type bars and then there some that pop out like wow! This is different unique this looks dope.

Bars usually bring people together and Not all the time does the alcohol involve bringing people together. It is based on the energy the vibes the scenery the architecture and the theme that bring them together. I Have been to a bar not gonna mention how I got in or what the bar name is but what the bartender had to bring the customer together was playing playstation 4 together thats how we connected and yes we drank but we mainly connected by playing mortal kombat, call of duty zombies, And injustice. I also seen when I gone to watch basketball games in restaurant like buffalo wild wings the people by the bar connected by the sports team.

New York City is one of the most diverse cities in the United States. Not everything is the exact same and doesn’t have a meaning to it every building every corner every store to bar has a meaning to it. Just like Colton Whitehead said in his article “City Limits” when you pass by this and that building it makes you think of what it used to be to other they may see it as the building that it is now but to you, you see it as the building you before. Every part of the city has memory to it and meaning to it. Bar have meaning to them while some see them as thats the place imma get drunk tonight others see it as this is where I met so and so, here where I had my first drink. This bar is different from that bar the themes the stature and the environment. I chose bars because I have a great interest in them I want to be a bartender one day and hopefully open my own bar that is unique in everyday. Most of this project I was lost and confused and was like what am I gonna do and write about I didn’t understand it but towards the end I understood it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcade

“City Limits” Colton whitehead