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The Stoneleigh P is a historic bar and grill in the [[Uptown, Dallas|Uptown]] neighborhood of [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]]. |
The Stoneleigh P is a historic bar and grill in the [[Uptown, Dallas|Uptown]] neighborhood of [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]]. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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Originally a drugstore called the Stoneleigh Pharmacy, it was converted and renamed by Tom Garrison in 1977.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.dmagazine.com/food-drink/2017/03/history-of-dallas-food-tom-garrisons-stoneleigh-p/|title=History of Dallas Food: Tom Garrison's Stoneleigh P - D Magazine|date=2017-03-09|work=D Magazine|access-date=2018-08-18|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |
Originally a drugstore called the Stoneleigh Pharmacy, it was converted and renamed by Tom Garrison in 1977.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.dmagazine.com/food-drink/2017/03/history-of-dallas-food-tom-garrisons-stoneleigh-p/|title=History of Dallas Food: Tom Garrison's Stoneleigh P - D Magazine|date=2017-03-09|work=D Magazine|access-date=2018-08-18|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | title = Days of Wine and Cherry Cokes | newspaper = [[Texas Monthly]] | page = 10 | date = July 1973 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=fSsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22The+Stoneleigh+P%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA10 | access-date = 28 August 2018}}</ref> Garrison told ''D Magazine'' that he had simply smudged out the "{{not a typo|harmacy}}" on the old sign, and that when he purchased the building there was a "leaking roof and rats the size of puppies."<ref name=":0" /> |
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In the 1970s, it was a center for counter culture and a hangout for artists.<ref name=":0" /> A 1980 fire burned the building to the ground, but it was rebuilt in the same location.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Citation |
In the 1970s, it was a center for counter culture and a hangout for artists.<ref name=":0" /> A 1980 fire burned the building to the ground, but it was rebuilt in the same location.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Citation | title = Only the Stoneleigh | newspaper = [[Texas Monthly]] | page = 19 | date = July 1981 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=cyoEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22The+Stoneleigh+P%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA19 | access-date = 28 August 2018}}</ref> At the time of the 1980 fire, the Stoneleigh P was the favorite bar of Dallas restaurateur [[Shannon Wynne]]; suddenly finding himself without his favorite "watering hole" inspired Wynne and his friends to open his first bar.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.fortworthbusiness.com/news/shannon-wynne-finds-his-own-path/article_a2be8328-244c-56e8-a7eb-b7353e2ee825.html|title=Shannon Wynne finds his own path|last=Francis|first=Robert|work=Fortworthbusiness.com|access-date=2018-08-18|language=en}}</ref> The Stoneleigh P has maintained the same dark interior and recognizable red neon sign for its over 40 year history.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/01-17-14-stoneleigh-p-institution-bridges-generation-father-son/#slide=0|title=Longtime Dallas watering hole Stoneleigh P bridges generation between father and son|work=CultureMap Dallas|access-date=2018-08-28|language=en}}</ref> |
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Because of its long history and proximity to downtown Dallas, it has become a regular meeting spot for public events such as those run by the Dallas Historical Society.<ref name=":0" /> In May 2018, former Dallas sheriff and Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate [[Lupe Valdez]] had a campaign event at the Stoneleigh P with her supporters.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2018-elections/2018/05/17/andrew-white-drops-austin-tv-ad-as-lupe-valdez-starts-targeted-radio-blitz|title=Andrew White counters Lupe Valdez's targeted radio blitz with Austin TV ad|date=2018-05-17|work=Dallas News|access-date=2018-08-18|language=en}}</ref> As journalist Jonathan Rienstra noted, "In a time when places have a troublesome tendency to exist for a blink of an eye, there’s something reassuring about how the P has maintained this corner of Uptown for more than 40 years, standing guard as young guns attempt in vain to establish themselves with gimmicks and false promises [. . .] It is a time capsule that holds thousands of stories."<ref name=":1" /> |
Because of its long history and proximity to downtown Dallas, it has become a regular meeting spot for public events such as those run by the Dallas Historical Society.<ref name=":0" /> In May 2018, former Dallas sheriff and Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate [[Lupe Valdez]] had a campaign event at the Stoneleigh P with her supporters.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2018-elections/2018/05/17/andrew-white-drops-austin-tv-ad-as-lupe-valdez-starts-targeted-radio-blitz|title=Andrew White counters Lupe Valdez's targeted radio blitz with Austin TV ad|date=2018-05-17|work=Dallas News|access-date=2018-08-18|language=en}}</ref> As journalist Jonathan Rienstra noted, "In a time when places have a troublesome tendency to exist for a blink of an eye, there’s something reassuring about how the P has maintained this corner of Uptown for more than 40 years, standing guard as young guns attempt in vain to establish themselves with gimmicks and false promises [. . .] It is a time capsule that holds thousands of stories."<ref name=":1" /> |
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The Stoneleigh P generated controversy in 2021 after the critic [[Kyle Smith (critic)|Kyle Smith]] posted a photo to Twitter of the bar's jukebox that read "MARIAH CAREY'S ''ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU'' <u>WILL BE SKIPPED IF PLAYED BEFORE DEC. 1</u>. AFTER DEC. 1 THE SONG IS ONLY ALLOWED ONE TIME PER NIGHT."[https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/mariah-carey-dallas-bar-christmas/] The Twitter post went viral<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 3, 2021|title=Dallas bar to Mariah Carey: Stop in for a drink, and 'All I want for Christmas is You' can be played|url=https://www.wfaa.com/video/news/local/dallas-bar-to-mariah-carey-stop-in-for-a-drink-and-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-can-be-played/287-c31b71c3-4898-467a-a125-d02425f783ef|access-date=2021-11-05|website=wfaa.com|language=en-US}}</ref> and Mariah Carey herself posted a response to the tweet dressed in an armor suit, as if prepared for battle.[https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/a-ban-on-mariah-carey-a-dallas-bar-says-yes/3028428/] Nevertheless, the Stoneleigh P's general manager told CNN that she did not hate Mariah Carey or Christmas and that the sign was mostly intended as a joke, though she maintained that Christmas songs should not be played before Thanksgiving.<ref>{{Citation|title=Texas bar limits the amount of times Mariah Carey's holiday hit can be played - CNN Video|url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/entertainment/2021/11/01/texas-bar-mariah-carey-song-moos-pkg-vpx.cnn|access-date=2021-11-05}}</ref> |
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After fifty years in its prior location across the street from the Stoneleigh Hotel, the Stoneleigh P moved to a new location on Lemmon Avenue in May 2024.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2024-06-03 |title=Inside the Stoneleigh P, 51 years old in Dallas but new to Lemmon Avenue |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/food/restaurant-news/2024/06/03/stoneleigh-p-open-dallas-lemmon-not-maple-51-years-sports/ |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=Dallas News |language=en}}</ref> The new location includes a larger kitchen as well as most of the memorabilia from the old location, such as the red neon "Stoneleigh P" sign that hung over the door.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Location not only change at revered ‘P’ |url=https://katytrailweekly.com/location-not-only-change-at-revered-p-p11959-190.htm |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=katytrailweekly.com}}</ref> Many of the former P regulars have migrated to the new location including well known Dallas real estate broker Wayne Swearingen.<ref name=":3" /> |
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Latest revision as of 02:29, 17 December 2024
The Stoneleigh P is a historic bar and grill in the Uptown neighborhood of Dallas, Texas.
History
[edit]Originally a drugstore called the Stoneleigh Pharmacy, it was converted and renamed by Tom Garrison in 1977.[1][2] Garrison told D Magazine that he had simply smudged out the "harmacy" on the old sign, and that when he purchased the building there was a "leaking roof and rats the size of puppies."[1]
In the 1970s, it was a center for counter culture and a hangout for artists.[1] A 1980 fire burned the building to the ground, but it was rebuilt in the same location.[1][3] At the time of the 1980 fire, the Stoneleigh P was the favorite bar of Dallas restaurateur Shannon Wynne; suddenly finding himself without his favorite "watering hole" inspired Wynne and his friends to open his first bar.[4] The Stoneleigh P has maintained the same dark interior and recognizable red neon sign for its over 40 year history.[5]
Because of its long history and proximity to downtown Dallas, it has become a regular meeting spot for public events such as those run by the Dallas Historical Society.[1] In May 2018, former Dallas sheriff and Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lupe Valdez had a campaign event at the Stoneleigh P with her supporters.[6] As journalist Jonathan Rienstra noted, "In a time when places have a troublesome tendency to exist for a blink of an eye, there’s something reassuring about how the P has maintained this corner of Uptown for more than 40 years, standing guard as young guns attempt in vain to establish themselves with gimmicks and false promises [. . .] It is a time capsule that holds thousands of stories."[5]
The Stoneleigh P generated controversy in 2021 after the critic Kyle Smith posted a photo to Twitter of the bar's jukebox that read "MARIAH CAREY'S ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU WILL BE SKIPPED IF PLAYED BEFORE DEC. 1. AFTER DEC. 1 THE SONG IS ONLY ALLOWED ONE TIME PER NIGHT."[1] The Twitter post went viral[7] and Mariah Carey herself posted a response to the tweet dressed in an armor suit, as if prepared for battle.[2] Nevertheless, the Stoneleigh P's general manager told CNN that she did not hate Mariah Carey or Christmas and that the sign was mostly intended as a joke, though she maintained that Christmas songs should not be played before Thanksgiving.[8]
After fifty years in its prior location across the street from the Stoneleigh Hotel, the Stoneleigh P moved to a new location on Lemmon Avenue in May 2024.[9] The new location includes a larger kitchen as well as most of the memorabilia from the old location, such as the red neon "Stoneleigh P" sign that hung over the door.[9][10] Many of the former P regulars have migrated to the new location including well known Dallas real estate broker Wayne Swearingen.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "History of Dallas Food: Tom Garrison's Stoneleigh P - D Magazine". D Magazine. 2017-03-09. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- ^ "Days of Wine and Cherry Cokes", Texas Monthly, p. 10, July 1973, retrieved 28 August 2018
- ^ "Only the Stoneleigh", Texas Monthly, p. 19, July 1981, retrieved 28 August 2018
- ^ Francis, Robert. "Shannon Wynne finds his own path". Fortworthbusiness.com. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- ^ a b "Longtime Dallas watering hole Stoneleigh P bridges generation between father and son". CultureMap Dallas. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ^ "Andrew White counters Lupe Valdez's targeted radio blitz with Austin TV ad". Dallas News. 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- ^ "Dallas bar to Mariah Carey: Stop in for a drink, and 'All I want for Christmas is You' can be played". wfaa.com. November 3, 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ Texas bar limits the amount of times Mariah Carey's holiday hit can be played - CNN Video, retrieved 2021-11-05
- ^ a b "Inside the Stoneleigh P, 51 years old in Dallas but new to Lemmon Avenue". Dallas News. 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ a b "Location not only change at revered 'P'". katytrailweekly.com. Retrieved 2024-10-14.