Elevated Acre
17 September 2008
What is better than partying with your mom? Partying with your mom and her rockin' coworkers while the boss is jamming 60s and 70s rock ballads on the Elevated Acre in the Financial District! Read that last bit again... and yes, I am serious. My mom works for a rock star, well, a rock star of the construction maintenance world who happens to be involved with a fun cover band called Rockin' Blue. If you enjoy classic rock as much as I do then you will enjoy Rockin' Blue. The boys put on quite a show too despite some technical difficulties from a faulty amplifier. Now I know what you are thinking, so put it out of your head. Just because the band is composed of contractors and construction bigwigs from Jersey does not mean that their equipment fell off the back of a truck. Seriously though, Rockin' Blue helped usher in the first really crisp evening of the upcoming fall season at a fantastic venue, which I think is one of the Financial Districts best kept secrets. The Elevated Acre at 55 Water Street is hidden from the hustle and bustle of Wall Street behind the HIP building, two stories up from the street via escalators that appear to lead to nowhere and sandwiched between the Police Museum and the skyscraper that is 55 Water Street. Once you follow the escalators to nowhere, you enter a one acre enclave that includes trees, shrubs and a large patch of grass that allows for a perfect spot to watch a concert. The Elevated Acre looks out over the FDR drive and is a stones throw from the East River, so the views of the county of Kings are spectacular. Thank you Rockin' Blue!
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2 comments:
with every entry you make me miss NYC just a little bit more!
V
Good work Jersey boys. Keep up....
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