By Eric Curl
Nov. 21, 2022 update – The planned improvements and alterations were approved, with the condition that the architect work with staff to make some recommended design changes.
Nov. 10, 2022 – Jinx fans may be in luck.
The owner of the popular Savannah bar and music venue recently submitted plans to open a new location in the city’s Streetcar Historic District following the downtown establishment’s closure more than two years ago.
The proposed venue is at 43rd and Whitaker streets where a vacant one-story building is currently located, according to plans prepared by Savannah-based Rose Architects for Jinx owner Susanne Warnekros. The planned improvements and alterations to the building include the interior build-out of a stage and performance space, two bars and kitchen for short-order food service.
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Most of the work that will be seen from the public right will be the roof redesign of the building to allow for more ceiling height in the main event space, according to the project description. The plans also include the reconstruction of a small portion of the east side of the building due to its poor condition.
Hosting a variety of genre-spanning musical acts, including rock, metal, country and hip hop, the original Jinx entertained music fans for 17 years before closing its doors at 127 West Congress St. in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. In July, Warnekros announced on the Jinx’s Instagram account that she had signed a lease to reopen the venue, although she did not disclose the location of the new space.
“We just want to take a moment to thank all that have supported us for almost two decades and we are going to get hard to work on designing our new music church,” Warnekros said. “We cannot wait to host you all there and make even more legendary memories together as a community.”
The plans are scheduled to go before the Historic Preservation Commission on Nov. 21. Attempts to reach Rose Architects and Warnekros this week for comments regarding the plan via phone and email were unsuccessful.
The music venue would not be the first in the area branded as the Starland District. The Victory North event venue is located catty-corner from the site across Whitaker Street. The outdoor Starland Yard food truck park one block north also regularly features live music performances.
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