▁plan ▁meant ▁Back space ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁re open ▁until ▁the ▁spring ▁season ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁because ▁of ▁on going ▁renov ation ▁efforts . ▁In ▁October , ▁Rob ison ▁said ▁Back space ▁would ▁stop ▁hosting ▁live ▁performances ▁after ▁its ▁Hall owe en ▁celebr ation ▁and ▁would ▁remain ▁open ▁tempor arily ▁as ▁a ▁coffee ▁shop . ▁He ▁told ▁Will am ette ▁Week : ▁" The ▁one ▁thing ▁we ▁want ▁to ▁do ▁is ▁build ▁it ▁right . ▁Back space ▁was ▁all ▁patch work ▁and ▁che wing ▁g um . ▁We ▁want ▁to ▁build ▁something ▁that ▁will ▁last ." ▁Rob ison ▁hoped ▁to ▁host ▁one ▁final ▁concert ▁in ▁Back space ' s ▁original ▁location ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁featuring ▁a ▁" big - name ▁local ▁act , ▁pending ▁land l ord ▁appro val ". ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁article ▁" RI P : ▁ 1 1 ▁Sh utter ed ▁P D X ▁B ars ▁and ▁R estaur ants ▁We ' ll ▁Miss ", ▁Th r ill ist ▁contrib utor ▁D rew ▁T ys on ▁wrote , ▁" We ' ll ▁miss ▁dan cing ▁in ▁this ▁bo ister ous ▁bar / g allery ▁that ▁was ▁deck ed ▁out ▁like ▁a ▁ge ek y ▁Internet ▁ca fe ▁with ▁a ▁photo ▁bo oth , ▁pin ball ▁machines , ▁a ▁tree house , ▁and ... ▁wait ! ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁ge ek y ▁Internet ▁ca fe ▁that ▁whole ▁time ? !"