Classified advertisement for home at 1049 Juniper St.
“Middle Street Partners Plans 470 Units, Dual Skyscrapers At Site Of Joe’s On Juniper, Einstein’s.”. Urbanize Atlanta and The Atlanta Business Chronicle both reported Tuesday, March 9 that the developer is in “active discussions” with the property owners and are “committed to working together in hopes to keep the beloved Einstein’s and Joe’s on Juniper as part of the new project.” Though the original buildings might be demolished, the fate of Joe’s on Juniper and Einstein’s is uncertain. Ringed with a white picket fence and elevated above street level, this is patio as urban oasis, an after-work and neighborhood hangout.” 10 At Joe’s on Juniper, a constant stream of customers keeps the tables filled on the expansive deck. “So when you find one, you’re also likely to find plenty of company. “It’s hard to find a good patio in this city of car worship, where outdoor dining usually means tables squeezed next to parking lots or busy streets,” The Atlanta Constitution reported in 1999. The Regular Joe vibe combined with simple bar food and an expansive patio drew throngs of Atlantans and out-of-towners, particularly members of the LGBTQ+ community. (I settled, begrudgingly, for a Sidekick without the the dazzle.)īut the concept took off. Its no-attitude concept was at complete odds with the oncoming early aughts, which were often defined by excess - or at least the perception of it.Įven this pragmatic writer wore his fair share of rhinestone-clad button-downs, and seriously considered buying a bedazzled T-Mobile Sidekick because Paris Hilton had one. Looking back, Joe’s could have been destined to fail. “The sole thematic strand running through Joe’s is the pretense of abhorring pretense.” “There’s a mint to be made off the Joe’s franchise if fire ever catches under the notion of socializing someplace where your name doesn’t matter, where they’d prefer if you’d just give the attitude a rest and act like a regular Joe,” The Atlanta Constitution reported at the time. In January 1998, they reopened the space as Joe’s on Juniper - which, unlike its predecessors, decidedly had no theme. 8 The partners behind the political concept remained, though. Fariba and her husband, Tommy, along with Jeff Landau were the partners behind Filibuster’s, as well as the nearby Einstein’s, Cowtipper’s, and other restaurants.īut just about 18 months after it opened, the electorate had spoken, and Filibuster’s closed. “We all grew up in families where politics was discussed around the dinner table, so it was a natural,” Fariba Todd told The Atlanta Constitution.