The owners of A.T. Walley & Co. have built a two-level deck behind the cocktail bar, overlooking State Street Plaza. Â
"It's a cool space," owner Bernie Simmons told ÈËÊÞÐÔ½». "The view is amazing."
Simmons, who co-owns A.T. Walley with Jeff Campagnola and Nick Musso, said the idea for the deck came a couple years ago. They originally wanted to buy the State Street property where the plaza was built, previously the Kalet's department store and then the site of a proposed theater. The plaza was completed in 2022.
The owners had to scale back with the deck, they said, but are pleased with how it turned out. It's accessible from State Street, and both levels are 16 by 45 feet. It can host approximately 70 people on a regular night for food service, which Simmons said will begin there next year. For standing-room-only cocktail parties it can accommodate up to 90.Â
The deck will be open from April through October, and there will be outdoor heaters for the cooler days and nights.
Now complete, the deck is being booked for parties and will be used for upcoming events like the bar's second annual Italian Heritage Festival on Saturday, Sept. 14.Â
"We've been talking about the Italian festival longer than the deck," Simmons said.Â
"We'll have food, good music and the Uncle Louie Variety Show, which was a big hit last year," he continued. "Hopefully, if the weather is with us, it'll be a great day."
The band No Filter plays during Fall Fest at A.T. Walley & Co. in Auburn Saturday. The event, hosted by the bar, was supposed to take place at the nearby State Street Plaza but was moved inside due to weather.
