Wednesday, December 5, 2007
The Crossing plans to close its doors Dec. 20, maybe forever, depending on a decision that is scheduled to be made by the Lawrence City Commission in January.
Carly Louison, Sharon, Mass. sophomore, said she remembered going to The Crossing with her new friends from her residence hall the first week of school her freshman year. She said her roommate had been pledging for a sorority. When she dropped out of sorority recruitment, she went to The Crossing with Louison to defy the “no bars, no booze, no boys” rule she had to follow as a pledge.
The Crossing prepares to close its doors later this month.
Louison said she and her roommate had become best friends after that, and they are still roommates.
“I mostly like The Crossing because you can meet up with friends after class. It’s convenient and it has a laid-back atmosphere,” Louison said. “I think it really sucks that it’s closing.”
Louison said she and her friends would have to find another place to spend their free time. She said her sister was thinking of attending the University of Kansas, and Louison said she was sad that she wouldn’t be able to take her to the favorite hangout.
Keri Lightle, former KU student, said she frequented The Crossing when she was a student at the University.
“It was one of my favorite places to go,” Lightle said, “especially when it was nice outside, because you got to sit outside and have an amazing view of campus.”
She said she and her friends enjoyed being able to drink so close to campus, and usually started there on Thursday nights because The Crossing had a pitcher special. Lightle, who works in Shawnee now, said she visited The Crossing at the last home football game.
“I loved that bar and am very disappointed to hear about it closing,” Lightle said.
— Edited by Luke Morris
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