The Playground

Teen juice bar that hosted resident DJ Farley “Jackmaster” Funk during the height of his popularity on WBMX’ Hot Mix 5 Show. According to promoter and DJ Jesse Saunders, he and Craig Thompson opened the space hoping to capture some of the audience that Vince Lawrence was reaching with his nights at Sauer’s. It had a snack bar and a water station, and 1500 people regularly came out weekend nights.