What to do in Jamestown on a Saturday Night?

[FP1201]

Bright boy that scheduled the Hamburg Gun Show in September did so on a weekend where the Bills are playing, so Hotels went from ~$100 a night to two and three hundred a night, so I'm booked an hour away in Jamesville...went through there non-stop late one night on the way home, otherwise it's a new location for me: Anything interesting?
Not that they're going to be open, but I have bought tractor implements from Homestead Implements made there (they make other stuff as well and we've been completely satisfied) Home

 

[Saltwater60]

Rough town watch yourself there. Lots of drugs and thefts in Jamestown. I hate going through there. Plenty of good food.

 

[Tisto]

As Saltwater said, lots of drugs and homeless with all the problems that surround the two. On a positive note, the Comedy hall of fame ( is that what it's called ? ) is worth a visit.

 

[SomeSoldier]

Bright boy that scheduled the Hamburg Gun Show in September did so on a weekend where the Bills are playing, so Hotels went from ~$100 a night to two and three hundred a night, so I'm booked an hour away in Jamesville...went through there non-stop late one night on the way home, otherwise it's a new location for me: Anything interesting?
Not that they're going to be open, but I have bought tractor implements from Homestead Implements made there (they make other stuff as well and we've been completely satisfied) Home

Drive away.

 

[dwa12479]

1) Visit the Chatauqua Institution. Its right on the lake just north of Jamestown. Could spend an entire day there. Its like stepping back in time.

2) Southern Tier Brewery is in Lakewood, just a few miles outside downtown. Super chill place, good food, good brews, and usually have live music

3) Bemus Point is not far away on the lake as well. Chill little seasonal lake town with good restaurants

4) Lucille Ball Desi Arnez Museum. Pretty cool if youre into the old school comedy..Lucille ball is a Jamestown native.

I used to spend a lot of time in thst area years ago when my grandparents were there, my grandfather was the mayor for 4 years back in the 80s. They moved away a decade ago, sadly the area has really gone to hell in the last 20 years.

 

[GOPerfect]

None of you people in the area, on the forum offered a place for him to rest?

Pitiful.... lol

 

[kemo357]

Been going there to work on the Chautauqua bridge. Southern tier brewery is a nice place.

 

[thisIslandEarth]

Agree w/ @Saltwater60. Best advice: stay out of jail and off the streets after 7pm

 

[FP1201]

99% of the time when I stay somewhere, I go to my Room, do the triple S's, ask the Desk Clerk where to or not to eat, get dinner then go back to the Room and call it a night...unless, there's something worth seeing/doing. Used to be in Rochester, there was a Movie Theater not too far away that had a great price on first run movie, but that's been years ago. I watched "I Love Lucy" when I was a kid and still once in a while use "Luuuucy, you gots some 'spainin to do".

 

[Criticalt]

Ive lived here my entire life.
Its no worse than any other small town in NYS.
Southern Tier Brewery is ok, but expensive.
There are bars with the same beer, better food, and much cheaper.
There is a dive bar on Jones & Gifford where I spent way too much time at in my younger days. Its called the Swamp.
Because its actually in a swamp, it often floods. We used to canoe down to the bar belly up in the canoe. The old owner, Pete, had all the electricity and such 3 feet up. People stand in 2 feet of water drinking all night. The bar has their famous pan fried wings. Pete sold the recipe to the new owner, but I haven't been there in years. My wife is friends with the new owner, she says the wings are the same. Their wings have been in food magazines and won several awards back in the day. I believe the place has softened a bit over the years. It used to have a tough crowd. But we all knew each other our whole lives, so it was relatively safe.
Here is how I remember it.


Here it is now, dont let the looks fool you.
Not much has changed.

 

[FP1201]

Ive lived here my entire life.
Its no worse than any other small town in NYS.
Southern Tier Brewery is ok, but expensive.
There are bars with the same beer, better food, and much cheaper.
There is a dive bar on Jones & Gifford where I spent way too much time at in my younger days. Its called the Swamp.
Because its actually in a swamp, it often floods. We used to canoe down to the bar belly up in the canoe. The old owner, Pete, had all the electricity and such 3 feet up. People stand in 2 feet of water drinking all night. The bar has their famous pan fried wings. Pete sold the recipe to the new owner, but I haven't been there in years. My wife is friends with the new owner, she says the wings are the same. Their wings have been in food magazines and won several awards back in the day. I believe the place has softened a bit over the years. It used to have a tough crowd. But we all knew each other our whole lives, so it was relatively safe.
Here is how I remember it.
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Here it is now, dont let the looks fool you.
Not much has changed.
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[penrod72]

A long time ago we used to drive there from outside of Olean, because there was a mall and fine dining - Red Lobster.

 

[FP1201]

A long time ago we used to drive there from outside of Olean, because there was a mall and fine dining - Red Lobster.

The very first Red Lobster was in Lakeland, FL...parents used to take us there in the 60's

 

[Criticalt]

A long time ago we used to drive there from outside of Olean, because there was a mall and fine dining - Red Lobster.

Well, the mall is dead, and Red Lobster is closed.