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The planned revival of Raleigh\u2019s iconic 42nd Street Oyster Bar likely won\u2019t happen this year.<\/p>\n

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Longtime 42nd Street Oyster Bar general manager Hunter Correll said the storied restaurant needs significant repairs, but that his team plans to reopen in the future<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur plan is to reopen 42nd St., but timeline is still up in the air,\u201d Correll told The N&O this week. \u201cOnce repairs are complete we should have a much better idea of a timeline.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last spring, 42nd Street Oyster Bar, one of Raleigh\u2019s most storied restaurants, closed its doors<\/a> after various iterations over nearly a century. Shortly after Correll and landlord John Holmes began planning a possible return.<\/p>\n

Currently, there are no building permits on file for 42nd Street\u2019s repairs. Correll said the needed repairs are \u201cstructural\u201d on the 39-year-old building. Given those repairs, Correll isn\u2019t optimistic the beloved bar and restaurant will return in 2026.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe likelihood of a reopening in 2026 would be a stretch,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The 42nd Street Oyster Bar, as most people remember it, opened in 1987 when Angus Barn co-founder Thad Eure set out to honor a memory he had of his father taking him to his first restaurant. That restaurant was an earlier ramshackle iteration of 42nd Street, as a beer joint and oyster bar dating back to 1927.<\/p>\n

The restaurant Eure brought to life burst with Art Deco glam, neon signs, cocktails and seafood, with a long winding bar that politicians and constructions workers alike found inviting.<\/p>\n

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Following Eure\u2019s death in 1988, 42nd Street Oyster Bar was operated and later owned by longtime restaurant managers Brad Hurley and John Vick. The pair closed the restaurant for good March 30, 2025 and retired.<\/p>\n

A few months later, there were rumors of a return for 42nd Street<\/a>, as property owner Holmes set up a new LLC named after the restaurant. Holmes has said he has little involvement in the project beyond being the landlord, but that he\u2019s supportive and hopeful of a reopening.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not personally involved in anything,\u201d Holmes said last year. \u201cHobby Family owns the building and we\u2019d love to see 42nd Street return. … I ate there with my grandfather and father, we had great family times there, as did half of Raleigh.\u201d<\/p>\n

The city\u2019s affection for 42nd Street was evident when the restaurant announced it would close, kicking off weeks of diners lining up at the door before the restaurant opened each night, hopeful for one last meal.<\/p>\n

Since then, little has happened at the 508 W. Jones St., property, but when 42nd Street reopens, it looks like a fanbase is eager for a meal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very fortunate to have so much support; it\u2019s a big family,\u201d Correll said last year of reopening the restaurant. \u201cWe\u2019re hoping to get the family back together.\u201d<\/p>\n

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