That is the exact one!
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Saw this the other day at Iron Works. Maybe they finally decided that putting a slide in that kids aren’t allowed to use in a place where there are lots of kids was probably a bad idea?
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Every time we’ve been there it’s been just children using it. Which was a perk bc we could take our kid. It’s been fenced off for months, which has directly reduced our trips to Iron Works
You can get around that fence easier than getting up those stairs. It’s only a barrier if you let it be.
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It says “Something fun is taking shape” so maybe they are adding a second slide or making this one more dangerous
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My wife just finished Sunday Salon next door and according to Grubb, nothing is wrong with the slide structurally. They didn’t like kids playing on all the landscaping and rocks making a mess.
Not sure what the plan is, but the slide is probably gone. It’s a shame, because that was the only reason we visited Ponysarus, to let our son play on it. Hopefully they add something else for young kids.
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Nothing cool can ever happen in Raleigh, and if it does, it’s removed or fails (see: Dreamville Fest, CAM, Glas, now this god damn slide!!!)
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There is still an adult slide at Johnson St. Yacht Club!
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it’s been like this for months btw. ziptied shut at the top
They put in a slide. What did they expect?
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I’m guessing that they didn’t expect folks to bring their kids to an adult focused development, and that the slide was intended for the inner kids, not literal kids. That’s just my guess.
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How many times did they seriously expect full-grown adults to use a damn slide before the novelty wore off? Sometimes (a lot of times) I hate developers. They can’t seriously be THIS far removed from reality.
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I don’t know if it is a liability thing or owner’s preference for what they want their place to be but it is pretty insane how few kid friendly breweries/tap rooms there are in Raleigh (most familiar ITB). It seems like the market is starving for it.
Parents are not going to stop bringing their kids, in fact you often see smaller children “birthday parties” at them, but very few have designed their tap room with this in mind. You end up seeing a lot of these makeshift kids areas like with Lynwood, Tap Room or Ponysaurus that are really just small open areas. And since so few even offer this, these spots get a ton of these types of families going to them.
The closest to doing this are probably Trophy 5 Points and Crooked Hammock, both of which are new, so maybe they’ve picked up on this gap in the market.
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Well, there was a time that workplace designers were putting them in the workplace, In fact, my cousin works at Epic (not games) outside of Madison, WI and they have a building with a slide in it. In fact, the entire campus is built with childish themes.
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I’m assuming that’s more of an office-only (not mixed-use) development though? So naturally, there wouldn’t be as many children there using the slides/etc, because it’s a workplace. In Grubbs case - how did they not foresee parents bringing their kids to a mixed-use shopping center thats OPEN TO THE PUBLIC? I’m just geniunely confused as to what they expected at Iron Works. It’s not like the place is literally meant for only adults to frequent…
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This isn’t directed at you, but as someone who doesn’t have kids and would like to just go drink beer at a place with other adults, it is insanely infuriating that people treat brewery taprooms (i.e. bars) like they’re supposed to be daycare centers. So much in this country is geared for families/ children that it seems nuts to me that parents can’t either go to one of these places, or leave the kids with a sitter when they want to go out drinking.
I don’t mind well-behaved kids sitting at Ponysaurus sharing a pizza with their parents, but yes I think parents SHOULD stop bringing their kids. And if they’re not going to, it’s not up to the breweries or other patrons to make them feel accommodated.
I remember reading a review of Bond Bros that some guys sitting at the bar were using “adult language” and it was offending someone with kids, and they were upset the bartender dismissed their concern, saying…hey it’s a bar.
Maybe people should start taking their kids to Glenwood South at 1 am, and all the issues over there will go away, since everyone will now be expected to start behaving.
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Well they did…that’s why they had a sign saying it is an adults only slide. And, frankly, I found it annoying having to toss all those kids out of my way to use the slide when I went.
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Y’all realize that many of us are old enough (not that old actually) where our parents would have been thrown in jail (or DSS would have been called) carrying us into a bar, right? I’m just talking the 80’s or 90’s…
“kid-friendly” alcohol establishments is not a right…especially when many of you let your kids run bat shit wild unsupervised. (ie: Lynwood, Trophy- 5 Points)
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There are plenty of bars and breweries that kids never go to, so I don’t really understand your point. Why not just drink at those instead of banning other types of customers from places they want to go? Even at the places you mentioned, kids are usually there in the afternoon rather than at night, since they go to bed early, so you can avoid them at these establishments if you really want to.
What I’m saying is that there’s clearly a market opportunity for this type of place specifically, rather than forcing it to happen in environments that weren’t built for it. This would be a win for people like you who like the brewery, but hate having kids around, since the kids could be quarantined off in their own zone. It would also mean fewer kids showing up at the places you currently enjoy that aren’t built for them.
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My parents took me took to restaurants that served alcohol all the time. Strange post.
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