Ranchmen’s For Lease.

[cam_wmh]

Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!

I think Ranchmans is for lease at 18.50 a sq ft and it's about 5500 sq ft. So it's not much based on that. But they also have operating costs I'm sure and they also have a couple acres of land they use for tents and concerts and stuff. I'm sure that's extra.



And in comparison I think Wurst was complaining that their rent was too high and their property tax was crazy. So it does seem like an odd move to me.



I'm surprised they didn't just wrap it up and call it a day. You can't replace what Ranchmans had at that location. I mean, I saw Honeymoon Suite there.

Yeah, I saw Corb play there, back in the early 2000's, & some of that nostalgia, will be lost forever for sure.

Originally Posted by OldDutch

My guess is they land in a location in Vic Park right next to the new arena. Park of the revitalization plan. Kinda like Cowboys did.

Makes too much sense. The branding local and internationally is worth a fair bit. Them opening a similar setup to Cowboys would be a great idea. Plus it would ride out COVID.

That does make alot of sense.

Perhaps, use the 4th St location, as a temporary staging location; market themselves as more central, and then make the permanent move to the new entertainment district.

[Snuffleupagus]

Lot of memory's for many people of Ranchmans and the parking lot has many of them

[DownInFlames]

The chances of relocating don't look good since the bank has seized assets from the owners, including rights to the name.

https://calgaryherald.com/news/local...-e32d099008bc/

[Locke]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

The chances of relocating don't look good since the bank has seized assets from the owners, including rights to the name.

https://calgaryherald.com/news/local...-e32d099008bc/

$40K/month in Rent alone.

[JR449]

Originally Posted by Locke

$40K/month in Rent alone.

Thats a lot of booze

[Weitz]

Originally Posted by JR449

Thats a lot of booze

Clear that in a weekend easy I imagine. Post-covid it would be impossible though haha.

[SeeGeeWhy]

Why don’t they find a new place on the music mile? We need a proper entertainment district in Calgary. Having ranchmans in the middle of nowhere was always a pain in the ass if you wanted to do a little two steppin.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by SeeGeeWhy

Why don’t they find a new place on the music mile? We need a proper entertainment district in Calgary. Having ranchmans in the middle of nowhere was always a pain in the ass if you wanted to do a little two steppin.

17,000 square feet would be hard to pull off in the core?

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by SeeGeeWhy

Why don’t they find a new place on the music mile? We need a proper entertainment district in Calgary. Having ranchmans in the middle of nowhere was always a pain in the ass if you wanted to do a little two steppin.

I wouldn't be planning on opening a new club until the new normal is established, and one understands how social norms evolve.
Conceptually it makes sense though that Ranchman's would be a part of a larger entertainment district around the new arena.
Opportunity to create a strip like in Nashville. Heck have all the brands there: Cowboys (already there), Ranchman's, and even bring back the Dusty's name.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by troutman

17,000 square feet would be hard to pull off in the core?

Telus Convention centre is going to be redundant soon...

[OMG!WTF!]

It happens a lot when people see a goldmine like Ranchman's for sale. They buy it and acquire a huge amount of capital debt that wasn't fairly factored in to the goldmine numbers when they purchased it. Peters' was like that but they survived. Happens all the time even without covid.

[topfiverecords]

We need something to do with the empty office towers. Clubs could take up multiple floors. Two steppin with mountain views.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

We need something to do with the empty office towers. Clubs could take up multiple floors. Two steppin with mountain views.

I've always though a downtown office building would be awesome for an epic paintball course.

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

I've always though a downtown office building would be awesome for an epic paintball course.

Go-karts. Just install steel guard rails in front of the windows.

[you&me]

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

Go-karts. Just install steel guard rails in front of the windows.

But then how else do you separate the men from the boys?

[calumniate]

Why not move to the 20th floor of 5th avenue place?

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

I've always though a downtown office building would be awesome for an epic paintball course.

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

Go-karts. Just install steel guard rails in front of the windows.

Why not all three? Guns, go-karts and alcohol mix well.


Wait... go-kart paintball. That sounds fun.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

Why not all three? Guns, go-karts and alcohol mix well.


Wait... go-kart paintball. That sounds fun.

So....Real-Life Mario Kart?

I'd bet that would do well actually.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Locke

So....Real-Life Mario Kart?

I'd bet that would do well actually.

Load your launcher with CO2 grenades to starve their engine of oxygen, then you nail them with the paintball gun.

[Reggie28]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

Why not all three? Guns, go-karts and alcohol mix well.


Wait... go-kart paintball. That sounds fun.

Paint ball chuck wagons. I got shotgun!