Honestly...I'm surprised they lasted this long.

They were looking for buyers maybe 5 or so years ago...and I don't believe the books were that great then.

Also a lot of rumors about other activities being run through there.

Ultimately though I think it was as hoosnowahokie stated...new landlords kind of pushed em out.

In response to this post by HokieSignGuy

Posted: 10/16/2019 at 1:33PM

Anyone know the story of why Big Al's and Poor Billy's Closed? -- HokieSignGuy 10/16/2019 12:48PM

...Baby Billy ** -- chumley 10/16/2019 7:01PM

Saw this article from WDBJ the other day (link) -- MAHokie69 10/16/2019 4:59PM

Not enough capital, cost too high -- fordham 10/16/2019 2:17PM

Ownership wants to pivot to shared office space ** -- typed by ben 10/16/2019 2:02PM

I hear there's very little of that in Blacksburg. ** -- Stork 10/16/2019 2:25PM

That is actually a great idea. Probably no demand, though. ** -- HokieSignGuy 10/16/2019 2:42PM

Makes me want to sing ... -- PhotoHokieNC 10/16/2019 2:01PM

I was a bouncer there for a few months during college (circa late 2012). -- BigJake20 10/16/2019 1:52PM

Dang, that would be horrible. Good idea to jump ship. ** -- HokieSignGuy 10/16/2019 2:40PM

Honestly...I'm surprised they lasted this long. -- vthokieq 10/16/2019 1:33PM

I left the ‘burg in 1984 and Big Al’s looked DOA then ** -- PhotoHokieNC 10/16/2019 2:04PM

I don't think the most recent former Big Als was a thing back then -- JoesterVT 10/16/2019 2:09PM

It was a hair salon (and hot dog stand maybe)... -- vthokieq 10/16/2019 2:37PM

Big Al’s was there for years before I left. I knew -- PhotoHokieNC 10/16/2019 2:16PM

Same spot? Up stairs there on the corner? -- JoesterVT 10/16/2019 2:19PM

The one I knew, which sounds like a different one -- PhotoHokieNC 10/16/2019 2:29PM

Someone here said new owners bought the building earlier this year -- hoosnowahokie 10/16/2019 12:54PM

That's good. Downtown was getting dangerously low on taco places. ** -- HokieNoVA 10/16/2019 1:15PM

Oak Lane is where I always went for tacos. ** -- King Jaffe Joffer 10/16/2019 1:34PM

OMG lol ** -- HokieSignGuy 10/16/2019 1:42PM

Is the bar scene completely dying in downtown? I always thought -- HokieSignGuy 10/16/2019 1:00PM

The big purge was in 1985-87 -- Baltimore Hokie 10/16/2019 10:16PM

The millennials first killed Lane Stadium attendance ... -- OXVT 10/16/2019 1:20PM

VA should have repealed that stupid food sale requirement decades ago. ** -- HokieNoVA 10/16/2019 1:16PM

I'm sure it just manifests itself in rampant fraud/deceit to get around it. ** -- BG Hokie 10/16/2019 1:35PM

Alabama has the same requirement and after talking to a few -- ElbertoHokie 10/16/2019 3:55PM

Honestly...I'm surprised they lasted this long.

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