Just Cyd.

This will shake out to be the second most interesting venue at which I've seen Darren this year. Why? because it's it's a freaking record store!! Citizen Vinyl is a bar, cafe, shop and honest-to-goodness record-pressing operation, all housed in the old Citizen Times building. They do tours (no fee, but reservations required, not fully accessible), and from the tiny bit I did get to see, it'd be worth going back. There was a small dumbwaiter in the ladies room! about the size of a microwave, and it appeared to still be functional. I was good and refrained from messing with it.

getting to the venue wasn't terrible, but like most southern/Smokies cities, the streets run crazy, and there was construction as well. The lot I'd picked for parking showed it was full, but after looping around, I tried again and was able to play the crip card at one of three spots at the exit at street level. It was one block down and half a block over to the entrance, also at street level. The area seemed pedestrian friendly and the hip and cool place to be.

there were two sets of double doors to get through, but they had both opened up. Just inside was a guy with a setup taking names or money for tickets. I didn't need to show my e-ticket, just give my name. just past him was the seating - a variety of chairs, about 60 total, in a small auditorium setup. the stage was to the left inside the doors, and the black backdrop was hiding what I believe was the record pressing area. behind the chairs was the bar, and just off the bar was a flight of stairs leading to balcony seating. I did not see an elevator to get to that upper level, but I also didn't ask. I also didn't see any sort of lowered section of the bar for chair users. The restrooms were straight back across from the entrance, and mostly blocked by a partial wall displaying art, a nice touch after the direct-line into the mens room at Flat Iron. It only occurred to me now that in terms of accessibility, there was no auto-door opener. I don't need that yet, at least not out in the wild.

The place was well-staffed by incredibly friendly people, and I'm sure if I'd had an issue, they would have gone to great lengths to accommodate me. I stumbled a bit when I first got there, and the one guy nearly tripped over himself trying to help me stay upright and get to a seat.

So, overall, average accessibility for an urban environment, friendly staff, and interesting enough to want to return