A friend of ours has made way for the “Pop-Up” bar in Oak Cliff. Taking a vacant location and throwing up a bar for a short period of time, in this case 3 weeks seemed crazy, but they pulled it off. Partnering with local bartenders to get the correct TABC licensing to make it legit, having vintage furniture donated for loan and painting the signage on the walls made this unique and temporary. Each week the 828 would only be open from Thursday through Saturday nigh. One of the brilliant on top of brilliant ideas with this idea was incorporating a show of sorts for all to see. Each night they would have someone paint a mural over the mural from the previous week to keep it fresh. Local artist could come and show a skill you might not have seen before and do it right before your very eyes.

828 is a first, but will not be a last. Rob Shearer might have stumbled onto something more than a neat idea. In this economy where people are wanting/needing to market themselves in unique ways 828 serves as  a stag of sorts for a community to come together and collaborate and barter for the betterment of all involved rather than the few.

Some iShots from our visit: