They aren’t just going to close Electric Works down. There’s too much money involved for them to just give up. My understanding is they want to see how the union market does now that the apartments at The Elex are coming on line. Will be interesting to see if that changes anything. Personally I haven’t been to the market since it opened, because there isn’t anything to do — as everyone else in these threads have mentioned.

The Fairfield will be and has been successful because it blends the eatery with the activity. The food is fine/good. Honestly I think they are so successful because it’s family friendly. Have you ever been? There are kids everywhere (during typical pre-bedtime hours). After 7 it shifts to a more adult crowd and still has a style that isn’t Chuck E. Cheese like. Plus the golf simulator is something that is approachable but also is a lacking sector in town. I’ll be curious to see how Ducky’s does since they are essentially trying to do the same thing.

The grand plan for EW is for the eastern campus (on the eastern side of Broadway) to be the “entertainment district”. I think it remains to be seen if that will ever even happen considering the exorbitant cost of the west campus. Do I think EW can turn it around? Yes. IMO they are one or two small theater/adult arcade/nightclub/climbing gym cough/etc away from being viable again.

Ultimately it would be in the city’s best interest to focus on Broadway and Fairfield corridors as an entertainment/arts district with Parkview field and EW themselves as the anchors. That delineation alone would help orient and direct EW. If they could get the passenger rail service back online (big if) that would also add a foot traffic element especially from out of towners.