The Alley reopens after community pitches in to save piano bar
A year of fundraisers and auctions saved the 88-year-old Grand Avenue watering hole.
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The Alley, Oakland’s last piano bar, is in danger of closing for good
Devoted regulars are banding together and fundraising to save the historic Grand Avenue bar.
The Alley, Oakland’s last standing piano bar, holds a tune for a bygone era
Patrons come from near and far to gather ’round the piano and sing — or just listen — at the ‘ramshackle roadhouse’ on Grand Avenue, where time has seemingly stood still.
