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| Brendan Bring'Em working on Emmaline on Chestnut street in Phila. |
Brendan Bring’Em is an industrious guy, a DJ-turned-interior designer who, in January 2013, turned the un-used first floor of 1904 Chestnut in Philadelphia into a bar and disco named Emmaline for lovers of esoteric, funk, soul and house music. Emmaline almost found itself out of business as soon as its doors opened when the property’s owners began entertaining offers from the TV show It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX) folk, who already own and operate Mac’s Tavern (in Old City), and wanted the space for a Mac’s 2. Bring'Em now says the “Always Sunny” deal fell through, but Mac's co-owner Ben Haney strongly disputes that claim, stating that the license transfers were moving along, but slowly.
Now, with Emmaline's future at 1904 still up in the air, Bring'Em is looking to open a second disco in Northern Liberties.
Bring’Em quickly began looking at other options, and settled on the space on the Southwest corner of Front and Girard that currently houses The Wonder Years bar. Soon, Bring'Em will open there, and possibly have two Emmalines to his credit.
Photo ©A.D. Amorosi
Posted on Monday, May 20, 2013
