CARBONDALE (WSIL) -- After more than 40 years, the doors are closing for Copper Dragon and Pinch Penny Pub at the end of 2019.
The owners announced the closure in November, saying they have a deal in place to sell the establishment to an investment group; the sale does not include Pinch Penny Liquors, which sits across the street from the pub.
Jimmy Karayiannis, owner of the establishment, says the closure is bittersweet, but it is time to look ahead.
"It's about the future, not reliving the past" says Karayiannis. "If I could capture time in any of these last several weekends, we'd do that."
Karayiannis says many of the pub's past employees returned to Carbondale for the closing.
"The employees are what got us here; all these years I've been blessed to have the best, the best of the best, and the customers came out, and they were the best of the best; that's what we'll miss: the people. That's what you get in this business for - to be around people, and we've had a great run. I'll miss that part"
If you're interested in owning any of the memorabilia that currently hangs on the Pub's walls, an online auction is set to take place in the coming weeks.
