Anyone who ever came to Puerto Vallarta will remember Carlos O’Brian’s, even if you never went to the watering hole best known for the drunkeness that spilled onto Puerto Vallarta’s Malecon. Carlos O'Brian's has been in operation since 1971, just 7 years after Richard and Elizabeth made PV famous during the filming of that iguana film. Personally, I never went closer than the front steps, honest.
As we were driving into PV a week ago the cab driver pointed out Carlos’ place and told us it had closed, never to reopen. The bar was purchased by another larger chain (I don’t remember but maybe Senor Frog) in October and has been closed.
Today, when we walked down the Malecon, workers had built plywood fences around the building (see photo) and they had started work on it. They were using sledgehammers and chisels to start removing part of the roof. We don’t know what’s going to happen to the building but it’s location right on the Malecon in the busiest part of El Centro makes it prime real estate. Condos anyone?
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