The vacant restaurant space at 402 E. Ninth St., most recently home to cocktail bar The Libertine, will soon have new tenants.
Owners of Dillinger Brewing Company have signed a lease for the spot, located in the old Coronado Hotel building, with plans to turn it into a second taproom for its brewery on North Oracle Road.
At just under 2,000 square feet, the new Dillinger space will seat about 20 inside with an outdoor patio catching all the action along East Ninth Street and North Fourth Avenue.
鈥淲e want to put high-top seating that will run along the edge of Fourth,鈥 Dillinger co-owner Eric Sipe said. 鈥淧atrons can sit there, have a beer, and experience one of the most prime people-watching spots in the city.鈥
Sipe said they had been looking for a second location for about a year.
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When the East Ninth Street space opened up, they felt comfortable jumping in, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sipe said Dillinger survived the coronavirus shutdown 鈥渂etter than expected,鈥 thanks in part to daily video vignettes, where the brewery staff acted out quirky scenes on YouTube to promote the business.
The team made 77 videos in all.
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鈥淢aybe 50% of the people who came by during the pandemic, came by because of those videos,鈥 Sipe said. 鈥淚t was a good distraction from posting sad stuff every day.鈥
Dillinger will continue to brew its beer at its original location, 3895 N. Oracle Road, but will use the new taproom鈥檚 basement for a barrel-aging program.
The Coronado Hotel first opened in July 1928, just six years prior to gangster John Dillinger, the brewery鈥檚 namesake, being captured in 蜜柚直播.
鈥淗e wasn鈥檛 too far away,鈥 Sipe said.
In addition to beer, Sipe said the new taproom will also serve 蜜柚直播 wines and ciders.
Sipe hopes to open Dillinger鈥檚 second location in January, just in time for Dillinger Days at Hotel Congress, downtown.
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Photos: Train derailment, bridge collapse, fire over Tempe Town Lake
Tempe train derailment
Smoke fills the sky at the scene of a train derailment in Tempe, Ariz., on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Officials say a freight train traveling on a bridge that spans a lake in the Phoenix suburb derailed and set the bridge ablaze and partially collapsing the structure. There were no immediate reports of any leaks. (Daniel Coronado via AP)
Tempe train derailment
Train derailment over Tempe Town Lake on July 29, 2020.
Tempe train derailment
Jul 29, 2020; Tempe, AZ, USA; A portion of the bridge over Tempe Beach Park has collapsed, and the train on the bridge is on fire in Tempe.
Tempe train derailment
A train derailed and was on fire over Tempe Town Lake, July 29, 2020.
Tempe train derailment
People watch the scene of a train derailment on July 29, 2020, at Tempe Town Lake in Tempe, Ariz.
Tempe train derailment
Smoke fills the sky at the scene of a train derailment in Tempe, Ariz., on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Officials say a freight train traveling on a bridge that spans a lake in the Phoenix suburb derailed and set the bridge ablaze and partially collapsing the structure. There were no immediate reports of any leaks. (Daniel Coronado via AP)
Tempe train derailment
Local firefighters attempt to put out a fire on a derailed freight train on a bridge spanning Tempe Town Lake Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Tempe train derailment
Local firefighters attempt to put out a fire on a derailed freight train on a bridge spanning Tempe Town Lake Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Tempe, Ariz. Officials say a freight train traveling on the bridge that spans a lake in the Phoenix suburb has derailed, setting the bridge ablaze and partially collapsing the structure. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Tempe train derailment
A derailed freight train burns on a bridge spanning Tempe Town Lake as part of the collapsed bridge bends in the foreground Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Tempe, Ariz. Officials say a freight train traveling on the bridge that spans a lake in the Phoenix suburb has derailed, setting the bridge ablaze and partially collapsing the structure. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Tempe train derailment
A derailed freight train burns on a bridge spanning Tempe Town Lake Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Tempe train derailment
Local firefighters attempt to put out a fire on a derailed freight train on a bridge spanning Tempe Town Lake Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Tempe train derailment
Firefighters try to put out flames from a derailed freight train as it burns on a bridge spanning Tempe Town Lake Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Tempe, Ariz. Officials say a freight train traveling on the bridge that spans a lake in the Phoenix suburb has derailed, setting the bridge ablaze and partially collapsing the structure. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Tempe train derailment
Smoke fills the sky at the scene of a train derailment in Tempe, Ariz., on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Officials say a freight train traveling on a bridge that spans a lake in the Phoenix suburb derailed and set the bridge ablaze and partially collapsing the structure. There were no immediate reports of any leaks. (AP Photo/Pool)
Tempe train derailment
Smoke fills the sky at the scene of a train derailment in Tempe, Ariz., on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Officials say a freight train traveling on a bridge that spans a lake in the Phoenix suburb derailed and set the bridge ablaze and partially collapsing the structure. There were no immediate reports of any leaks. (AP Photo/Pool)
Tempe train derailment
Firefighters respond to the scene of a train derailment in Tempe, Ariz.,Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Officials say a freight train traveling on a bridge that spans a lake in the Phoenix suburb derailed and set the bridge ablaze and partially collapsing the structure. There were no immediate reports of any leaks. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
