Atomic Cafe becomes real estate office

**ryberg** · 01-26-2005

Dunno if anyone has posted on this anywhere yet, but for some time now I've seen what was Atomic Cafe being gutted and redone, and today when I was walking into work and saw there the same architect who redid our sun deck and bridge last spring, I took the opportunity to stop in and say hello. I asked him what was happening, if it was just renovation, and he said no and smiled and gestured to another gentleman reviewing things with him (apparently some owner or partner or something), who then told me it was going to be a real estate office. They said that would be only the first floor, so I have no idea what's happening to the second floor.

FWIW!

Steve

mellory · 01-26-2005

What a drag! I wondered what was going on while I was there. It was my favorite email spot. Not too loud, not too hot, convienient location, cheap drinks. All in the name of progress, I guess. But it still sucks.

Mave · 01-26-2005

Nothing stays the same for very long, I guess. That was my favorite internet joint, too. Now I just have a reason to find another good spot.

Mave

kjtom · 01-27-2005

A shame ... perhaps Atomic will relocate elsewhere ... it offered a rather unique and enjoyable mix to the consumer ... the only constant in PDC is change (it seems)

Michael · 01-27-2005

The Atomic was my favorite internet Café. I could bring in my laptop or a corporate laptop connect to their hub and check e-mail/ download/ upload etc etc.

During this last vacation a last minute tax issue came up during my vacation. Documents had to be signed, printed and faxed within a few days or there would be huge tax consequences (one of those miracles of the US tax code where you don’t make any money, in fact you lose money, but at the same time with little warning you owe tens of thousands of dollars).

No problem I thought, I’ll just run down to the Atomic grab the documents off the corporate server, print, sign, fax and I’m done. I get to the Atomic it is closed. I walk to the next internet Café on 10th, they will not let me plug into their hub. I ran up and down fifth, no one would let me connect to their hubs.

Perhaps the Atomic would be open tomorrow, I thought. I came back the next day and it was closed. I had a few days left and I was running out of time.

TSTAR actually saved the day for me. He had mentioned that a lot of wireless hubs around Playa are wide open and not secured. I headed down to 5th sat at one of those new benches and found four wide open wireless access points. After a five minute download I had what I needed. If I could get a printer (thanks James) and a fax machine and I could stop the evil tax Nazis.

The next day I asked people about the Atomic. Apparently they recently held a kind of a fire sale. If you like the hardware, make an offer and take it home with you. Bottom line, I’m betting the Atomic is not going to open in a new location. The hardware is sold off. The Atomic is part of history. Playa moves on.

MWC · 01-27-2005

We used a little storefront location, just below La Taberna, for our internet/international phone use. If the prices they charged are any indication, my husband and I couldn't see how anyone could make money providing such services for so little. Even considering volume.
Not that I'm complaining!

jwp0077 · 01-27-2005

Our Daughter; Casey liked going to the Atomic to do her homework. The staff at the Atomic was great, never any technical issues.

Quinn · 02-02-2005

homework? how diligent!

**Heather** · 02-08-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryberg

Dunno if anyone has posted on this anywhere yet, but for some time now I've seen what was Atomic Cafe being gutted and redone, and today when I was walking into work and saw there the same architect who redid our sun deck and bridge last spring, I took the opportunity to stop in and say hello. I asked him what was happening, if it was just renovation, and he said no and smiled and gestured to another gentleman reviewing things with him (apparently some owner or partner or something), who then told me it was going to be a real estate office. They said that would be only the first floor, so I have no idea what's happening to the second floor.

FWIW!

Steve

Oh good, someone's finally opening another real estate office in Playa! We really needed one! Hopefully someone will open up another silver jewelry store soon, too.

Teddy · 02-09-2005

We were in playa last week and I really missed the Atomic. It' s been kind of a ritual of ours for the last five years when in Playa that we would stop their around six every night for a few drinks before dinner. We befriended Jaun, one of the bartenders and looked forward to seeing him. We eventually did run into him at the no name bar where he now is a waiter. He did say that the Atomic is probably closed for good. Time for a new tradition to start.

farrellxpdc · 02-10-2005

Damn - my favorite place to hop on the net with an ice cold Dos Equis as well... any locals that can help with any other cool net cafes...? Coming down this month and will need to e-mail / message with some folks back home.
Thanks,
TSF

kjtom · 02-10-2005

I like El Taberna, Calle 4 at Ave. 10, for rationale internet price, decent food, and cerveza frio and pool, if you wait long enough for your turn ... maybe you should start a thread in the general forum or do a search to see what others think ... Atomic is a real loss

01-26-2005	#1 (permalink)
ryberg playa maya guy Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: wandering between the Village Vanguard, NYC, 1961 and the Plugged Nickel, Chicago, 1965 Posts: 9,540	Atomic Cafe becomes real estate office Dunno if anyone has posted on this anywhere yet, but for some time now I've seen what was Atomic Cafe being gutted and redone, and today when I was walking into work and saw there the same architect who redid our sun deck and bridge last spring, I took the opportunity to stop in and say hello. I asked him what was happening, if it was just renovation, and he said no and smiled and gestured to another gentleman reviewing things with him (apparently some owner or partner or something), who then told me it was going to be a real estate office. They said that would be only the first floor, so I have no idea what's happening to the second floor. FWIW! Steve

01-27-2005	#5 (permalink)
Michael añejo Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Silicon Valley, California Posts: 4,141	The Atomic was my favorite internet Café. I could bring in my laptop or a corporate laptop connect to their hub and check e-mail/ download/ upload etc etc. During this last vacation a last minute tax issue came up during my vacation. Documents had to be signed, printed and faxed within a few days or there would be huge tax consequences (one of those miracles of the US tax code where you don’t make any money, in fact you lose money, but at the same time with little warning you owe tens of thousands of dollars). No problem I thought, I’ll just run down to the Atomic grab the documents off the corporate server, print, sign, fax and I’m done. I get to the Atomic it is closed. I walk to the next internet Café on 10th, they will not let me plug into their hub. I ran up and down fifth, no one would let me connect to their hubs. Perhaps the Atomic would be open tomorrow, I thought. I came back the next day and it was closed. I had a few days left and I was running out of time. TSTAR actually saved the day for me. He had mentioned that a lot of wireless hubs around Playa are wide open and not secured. I headed down to 5th sat at one of those new benches and found four wide open wireless access points. After a five minute download I had what I needed. If I could get a printer (thanks James) and a fax machine and I could stop the evil tax Nazis. The next day I asked people about the Atomic. Apparently they recently held a kind of a fire sale. If you like the hardware, make an offer and take it home with you. Bottom line, I’m betting the Atomic is not going to open in a new location. The hardware is sold off. The Atomic is part of history. Playa moves on. Last edited by michaelholmes : 01-27-2005 at 11:18 AM.

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jwp0077 way into it Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Minnesota Posts: 181	Our Daughter; Casey liked going to the Atomic to do her homework. The staff at the Atomic was great, never any technical issues. Last edited by jwp0077 : 02-14-2005 at 07:50 PM. Reason: add web link

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01-26-2005	#2 (permalink)
mellory way into it Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: michigan Posts: 155	What a drag! I wondered what was going on while I was there. It was my favorite email spot. Not too loud, not too hot, convienient location, cheap drinks. All in the name of progress, I guess. But it still sucks.

01-26-2005	#3 (permalink)
Mave beachaholic Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Iowa Posts: 431	Nothing stays the same for very long, I guess. That was my favorite internet joint, too. Now I just have a reason to find another good spot. Mave

01-27-2005	#4 (permalink)
kjtom life=playa Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: WV Posts: 638	A shame ... perhaps Atomic will relocate elsewhere ... it offered a rather unique and enjoyable mix to the consumer ... the only constant in PDC is change (it seems)

01-27-2005	#6 (permalink)
MWC añejo Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,649	We used a little storefront location, just below La Taberna, for our internet/international phone use. If the prices they charged are any indication, my husband and I couldn't see how anyone could make money providing such services for so little. Even considering volume. Not that I'm complaining!

02-02-2005	#8 (permalink)
Quinn beachaholic Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 442	homework? how diligent!

02-09-2005	#10 (permalink)
Teddy way into it Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 159	We were in playa last week and I really missed the Atomic. It' s been kind of a ritual of ours for the last five years when in Playa that we would stop their around six every night for a few drinks before dinner. We befriended Jaun, one of the bartenders and looked forward to seeing him. We eventually did run into him at the no name bar where he now is a waiter. He did say that the Atomic is probably closed for good. Time for a new tradition to start.

02-10-2005	#11 (permalink)
farrellxpdc toe in water Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Corte Madera, CA Posts: 51	Damn - my favorite place to hop on the net with an ice cold Dos Equis as well... any locals that can help with any other cool net cafes...? Coming down this month and will need to e-mail / message with some folks back home. Thanks, TSF

02-10-2005	#12 (permalink)
kjtom life=playa Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: WV Posts: 638	I like El Taberna, Calle 4 at Ave. 10, for rationale internet price, decent food, and cerveza frio and pool, if you wait long enough for your turn ... maybe you should start a thread in the general forum or do a search to see what others think ... Atomic is a real loss

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