Famed American writer Charles Bukowski is revered by a lot of folks for the writing he did while he lived in Los Angeles, but in the mid-1940s he lived in Philadelphia. He reportedly spent time drinking (and helping out, but mainly drinking) at 17th Spot, a corner bar in Fairmount.
The bar allegedly was the inspiration for the Golden Horn, the bar in the 1987 film “Barfly.”
Now, a post detailing the property says, the true 17th Spot is gone, but the current iteration was built in 1968 and renovated in 2001. That kind of counts.
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And the property, which currently houses a bar called Mr. Jay’s Place at 1700 Fairmount Ave., is once again on the market after listings in 2010 and 2012.
A listing posted earlier this week by Atacan Group of Keller Williams Realty puts the price at $900,000, with licenses for an additional $300,000, which Atacan says must be purchased with the building.
(The original 17th Spot seemed like a fairly nondescript joint; now it’s just a half-block from a place called Bar Hygge. It’s decidedly not Bukowski’s Fairmount anymore.)
The first floor of the property contains the bar, a pool table area, two bathrooms, and an enclosed outdoor seating area. The second floor has another bar, a seating area, and two bathrooms. The third floor is an 800-square-foot, one-bed/one-bath apartment.
The building itself has a pretty handsome red brick-and-cream trim look going on, as you can see above.
If you’re big into famous writers (I have not read Bukowski, but maybe now I will!) and you have more than $1 million sitting around, here’s your chance to turn a landmark into something new.
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