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The Alley
The Alley is a restaurant and piano bar located in the Lake Merritt neighborhood of Oakland, California, in the United States. It is known for its nightly singing by patrons who take the microphone accompanied live by veteran pianist Rod Dibble, who also sings.
==History==
The Alley is one of the last remaining Oakland piano bars.〔 It was founded in 1933.〔 Most of the previous piano bars closed upwards of thirty years ago. The bar looks like a saloon or 1920s alleyway with wood shingles and windows in the interior.〔 Writer Kimberly Chun has described the interior as being designed by "a drunken Walt Disney". It has booths throughout it similar to those found at a diner. Approximately 40,000 to 50,000 business cards from visitors are displayed all over the walls, attached with staples.〔 Business cards from Jerry Brown and Gregg Allman can be found.〔 Dinner, which is served nightly, focuses on American cuisine such as steaks and burgers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ebx/the-alley/Location?oid=1109008 )〕 An average steak dinner costs around $10. A piano is located past the main bar surrounded by a lacquered wood bar. Twelve seats sit at the bar and a pianist sits on the far end. Songbooks and microphones also rest on the bar.〔 They primarily play songs from the Great American Songbook.〔
The bar used to be owned by Jody Kerr, who owned it from the 1940s until her death in 1995. Kerr's relative Jackie Simpkins owns the bar today. When she became the owner she wanted to remove the business cards, but the regular bar guests protested.〔 In order to keep in compliance with the fire code, the bar sprays the business cards with fire retardant.〔 In 2010, an apartment next to The Alley caught on fire. The fire destroyed the apartment but did not spread to the bar.
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