Reader: We lost the Rocky Mountain Diner for this?

Ghost Plate & Tap opened in June 2011 in the historic Ghost Building. It had a great location (the former home of the Rocky Mountain Diner) and savvy owners: the Wynkoop/Breckenridge crew. But Ghost won't be around to celebrate its second birthday; it's closing on Friday. Initially, the restaurant was...

By Patricia Calhoun

May 22, 2013

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Ghost Plate & Tap opened in June 2011 in the historic Ghost Building. It had a great location (the former home of the Rocky Mountain Diner) and savvy owners: the Wynkoop/Breckenridge crew. But Ghost won't be around to celebrate its second birthday; it's closing on Friday. Initially, the restaurant was envisioned as sort of a "greatest hits" concept, but it wasn't a big enough hit with diners. See also: - Ghost Plate & Tap will shutter on Friday - Chef and Tell with TJ Hobbs, chef of Ghost Plate & Tap - Chef Christopher Cina lands in the kitchen of Ghost Plate & Tap

Says crucialbee1:

Wow! We lost the Rocky Mountain Diner for all of this. Nice job, guys.

What should be the next incarnation for the Ghost building? What kind of bar/restaurant does this part of downtown need?

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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