It's only been two weeks since beloved East Nashville watering hole Edgefield Sports Bar & Grill closed its doors, but there’s already new life coming to the Woodland Street building.

The owners of acclaimed cocktail bar Attaboy are taking over the site at 921 Woodland St., with plans to open a dive bar in the same likeness as Edgefield.

“Edgefield was proudly nothing fancy, loved for its pool tables, clean toilets and generous shots of liquor. That’s what we loved every time we came to the bar. Why ruin that?” said Attaboy co-owner Michael McIlroy.

Edgefield Sports Bar & Grill closed in June after 25 years when owner Charlie "Buzz" Edens decided to retire.

McIlroy, along with Sam Ross and Brandon Bramhall, plan to open the dive bar in early fall with a new name and minor updates to the space. The no-frills venue will serve cold beer and food seven days a week from lunch until very late, according to a media release. It will have music, sports, pool tables and games.

“It will be all beer, whiskey, sports and good times,” Ross said. "Despite the heavy focus on cocktails at most of our other projects, we all cut our teeth pouring pints and shots at locals and dives. These are the kinds of places we typically end up after a long night of work or on a night off.”

This will be the fourth bar for McIlroy and Ross, who own Attaboy in New York and East Nashville, along with Diamond Reef in Brooklyn. Attaboy has been rated as one of the best cocktail bars in the world.

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