The LumberYard
1504 NE 54th Ave Des Moines, IA 50313

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FreeWillieG
Jul 8, 2022, 6:50 AM
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Visited: Saturday Evening

Outside - Big parking lot, seemed fairly well lit. Big building, well-maintained for the most part, but the entrance was showing some age and wear. The entry itself is a little bit of a step down from the exterior and definitely not worthy of the interior. One other thing, I had to enter the address into the GPS on my motorcycle when I was literally within sight of the building. It's tucked in next to a huge freight yard and there's currently a massive construction project disrupting the major North-South road that feeds this street.

Admission - $15 if I remember correctly and a wristband. The entryway is the low point - reminding me of some of the seedier venues I've visited. But the lady who collected my fee was a cute brunette, dressed nicely and very friendly. Although - I don't remember any signage stating that this place was BYOB (Bring Your Own Beer) And I was near the end of an 8 day, 2300 mile marathon motorcycle trip with limited device access, so I might have missed any notices on this site that would have informed me! LOL

Inside - A damn impressive building, big open space. Architecture (yes, architecture!) like big old barn built by the Amish. Three levels, almost everything with the look of naked wood beams, including the steps between levels (the stairs are a little steep and the steps narrow, so use the handrails - very industrial metal pipe construction and sturdy!) The main floor has a long stage - I's guess 50 feet give or take and 2 poles. seats all around although I never really verified that the setup was the same on the opposite side of the stage. Seating around tables 3 or 4 chairs for each table. All the tables are equipped with an ice bucket for your beer. Not all of them had ice and I didn't inquire about getting ice since I started the night out without beer. A few couches around the perimeter. Over in the far corner was a raised platform with seating for maybe 10 - best guess a few tables etc. Reminded me of the VIP area in a nightclub. And then downstairs - a secondary stage with a little seating - 20 or 30 max my guess and access to the various private dance spaces of which there are 3 or 4. Per song, VIP and more expensive VIP as far as I could tell. I went to 3 different areas with 2 dancers. I think the long-term popular dancers can choose the place they want the dance. Newbies, not so much. Cameras over every couch - probably no extra's ever in-club

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