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William Lopez, principal at PR firm Alternative Strategies (which represents The Verant Group), said the new owners plan to make the transition as seamless as possible, with the previously scheduled shows booked by The North Park Theatre still going forward, and the West Coast Tavern (and its employees) expected to stay on. Somewhere along the line, the people behind Santa Ana’s Observatory decided they wanted a slice of the North Park pie. Last year, they claimed they were planning on booking over 100 shows in 2015. “But I know that under this particular new ownership, both establishments will reach new levels of success, and that is not only good for the businesses themselves, it will greatly benefit the community of North Park as a whole.”Ĭohen and his fellow investors had actually purchased The North Park Theatre in September 2013 and, by June of last year, had unveiled a remodeled interior with an expanded 1,100-person standing-room floor - and a calendar that included big name artists such as The New Pornographers, Rodriguez, Lykke Li, and Ronnie Spector among others. “Both of these venues are near and dear to us,” Cohen said in the release. 15, were not made public by press time, but according to a press release, the decision to sell the theater and its restaurant was a tough one to make. The details of the sale, which were finalized on Thursday, Jan. A new flag will now fly at the iconic North

The 86-year-old theater and the restaurant were previously owned by David Cohen, Bobby Jones and The Verant Group, which also owns several other popular San Diego locales such as Uptown Tavern (Hillcrest), Sandbar Sports Grill (Mission Beach), Tavern at the Beach (Pacific Beach), True North Tavern (North Park), as well as Ginger and Barley Mash (both Downtown), among others. 6, when news broke that The North Park Theatre and its adjoining restaurant, West Coast Tavern, were being sold to the owners of the massively successful Observatory Orange County music venue in Santa Ana. The new year was ushered in for San Diego in a huge way on Jan.