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Javier Martinez racks pool balls at Diablo's, Eugene’s retro-style entertainment venue, at 959 Pearl St.T on Friday night.
Diablo’s: Hie Jekyll-Hy« effect
Downtown Lounge transforms from a casual study
place by day to Diablo s swanky club by night
BY NATASHA CHILINGERIAN
SENIOR PULSE REPORTER
During a recent night out at
Diablo’s and the Downtown
Lounge, two choices present
ed themselves the choice to lounge
and the choice to dance. Upstairs in
the Downtown Lounge, patrons sat
on red vinyl couches as the night’s
band set up to perform on stage. At
the bottom of a few flights of stairs lit
by red string lights, music blasted
into every corner of the black and
white checkered dance floor of Dia
blo’s nightclub. Lights flashed from
the dance area to the red flame-paint
ed walls and clubbers filtered from
the floor to the pool table, small stage
and seating area.
Owner Troy Slavkovsky opened Di
ablo’s in 1999 and later developed the
Downtown Lounge after taking over
the lease of the building’s upstairs
area. He said his inspiration for Dia
blo’s drew from his experiences at
nightclubs in some of the bigger cities
on the West Coast; he also considered
the fact that Eugene lacked theme
bars and lounges before he launched
Diablo’s and the Downtown Lounge.
“I wanted to give people the oppor
tunity to dress up and get into the oth
er side of their closets,” Slavkovsky
said. “Most people go out in T-shirts
and jeans.”
A rotating weekly music schedule
takes place at the venues. On Mon
day, Slavkovsky and bartender Jose
Morales serve as DJs. Thesday show
cases jazz tunes, Wednesday features
hip-hop, and on Thursday, ladies
night, audience members can try out
their own DJ skills. On weekend
nights, expect live bands, hip-hop and
house music.
The Downtown Lounge transforms
from a laid-back eating and studying
place by day to a retro-style entertain
ment venue by night. Morales said the
lounge attracts students looking for a
homework spot and children dining
with their parents. The full menu con
tains what Slavkovsky calls “a mix of
Americana and comfort food,” and all
dishes are available until closing time
at 2:30 a.m.
Morales described a few popular
specialty cocktails offered at the ven
ues while keeping their recipes a se
cret. He mentioned the sweet and
sour Pimp Juice, Lucifer’s Lemonade
and Fresh and Clean, which he said
tastes just like it sounds.
Both Slavkovsky and Morales said
a low crime rate has given Diablo’s
and the Downtown Lounge dignity;
they also profiled their customers as a
mature crowd.
“The people here are going out to
go out, and for entertainment,”
Slavkovsky said. “They’re not going
out to get drunk.”
Anthropology student Daniel
Kline said the venues provide an
amicable atmosphere and good
choices for music.
“There are good options if you
want to go downstairs and listen to
pop music or listen to a live band up
stairs,” he said. “The bartenders are
really friendly, and it’s a good place to
take a girl on a date you can take a girl
to play pool.
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