Been there since before I was 'legal", Gus's with the pit beef, the the Zu with Doug and Amber and great rock 'h Roll shows. Went to hell, after the new owner took over and changed it to the "'Black Hole"' ....ugh... it was just waiting to happen after that :(

I remember when I was still on the job that bar was always an issue.

I could not imagine living across the street or next door to it.

Yeas I was always goin down der gettin a cold nattyboh and listen to sum dat der rock-n-rolls music in my I-Roc Z. CLASS OF '87!!! FIGHTEN WOLVERINES!! I gots my first JudasPriest neck tattoo in the parkin lot of dat place huffin some paint thinner with my brother Scooter. He ain't living no more on account of gettin trapped in a dishwasher an dyin. Dems da breaks I guess. GO RAVENSS!!!!!

It's always had its troubles but at least it used to play good ol rock n roll I've seen some good rock shows there its a shame good memories won't die the old owners need to come back

Luu and get that black paint off the building I don't know what a** hole thought of that one good idea dumb a**

Gus had tbe best Pit Beef around back in the day.

Gus's was a great bar to see your friends in..and Gus was a good man, him and his wife Marlene I believe her name is/was. He always was in the bar making sure trouble makers were kicked out, and he WAS NOT A DRUNKEN BAR OWNER. He had class. He loved the young people/ and would talk and cut up with us back then. He kept a pretty nice bar, inside out. Yes, Gus's had the normal issues ..people arguing out side or being loud, even when it was late, of course when you are drunk ..you are not thinking it is 1 am and you should not be hollering across the parking lot, then your ignorant guy who is drunk urinating in the parking lot or by his car. Yes neighbors complained all the time. But that place does look like an eye sore and sheeeeeewwwwwwwwww what a name? THE BLACK HOLE..not very inviting to me. But anyway just wanted to leave a comment...Maybe they could make that a nice place for young people to go ..we need a second skate rink in dundalk. put something on that lot for the young people ..we don't need that bar there really.

The two guys from Ft.Meyer,Va are military, either intell(Army) or Intell(marines)(Henderson Hall)as both units operate out of Ft. Meyer, Va right next to the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. Those guys are TOAST. They will be charged in Civilian AND Military courts. I am glad it ain't me. Wonder why that wasn't mentioned in the report?

I worked at that bar for a long time 20yrs off and on, and miserable will not prosper your the one that does'nt know I worked for the man know first hand about his activitys, that place was always off the hook but he turned into a shit hole. He used his employees and blew smoke up his customers asses to get them to believe he cared when he did'nt I managed for him and I kno what really happend when he sent his wife home, thats why he tried to bar me. Bottom line he ruined a kick ass rock club yea it was a little wild but the owner was'nt involved with the crazy shit and did his best to keep it to a minimum

Ive been to this club one time in march because my ex was bouncing there and it was filth!! It doesnt come as a suprise to me that drugs were found... I agree that this was no place for anyone let alone kids which is what I saw most. I sat by the front door and watched as these little girls came in dressed like skanks and danced like skanks and watched older men come in just to take pictures and hit on little girls! I unfortuanately had to make a trip to the restroom and it was DISGUSTING! in the back room (which you had to walk thru to get to the bathroom) even after the MD clean indoor air act club-goers were all smoking (and I'm a smoker) I couldnt even breathe! I will say one thing about the club they were very careful about letting those under 21 in, IDs were check thuroughly and each person is patted down to check for weapons and bags and purses were checked of course I am sure that more than one of those kids with large backpacks had drugs in them... Its sad not that it could close, not that it is disruptive to the community, but that all of this 'bad' is out there, that it is so easily accesible to young people

Put a match to it and start over......

100 cops??? This was just a lame-o PR stunt to back up the Chief's "I am really going to get tough on bars" schtick.

Let's see what happens to the River Watch.

That place has always been an armpit.And this guy is a great business man.Drugs at the bar and growing in his house.Oh he is a real sweetheart.That place has been bringing property values down for years

They're was a bunch of things left out of this artical they're was over 200 people in the club when itwas raided 2 of the people charged is because someone threw a bag of pot and it landed by them.. also left out they strip searched people in front of everyone myself included pulled my boobs out looked in my bra in my underwear. The bh might have drugs but so does every bar I've honestly been asked more times if I want to try coke I'm bourbon st more then the bh and I was there a lot seeing as I worked there.

I hope it wasn't the 2 guys in Army Intel.

It was one of them

Yeah, I think "Black Hole" says it all -- after this place closes for good, we need to start working on the strip bars along North Point Blvd...

@ Rick- LOL at "Panteria" at least get the band name right if your gonna quote 'em talking shit. Also FYI you look like a trashy redneck when you loose your cool on the internet like that. If you were going for the " I'm older than you and more mature" argument you failed miserably.

I remember meating a shaved head overweight gentleman in the parkinglot of Gus' named Rick... "Rick the Dick" he called himself. Nice fellow, but he sure used to rake the teeth a bit. ( **if ya know what I mean.) Anyway I'm glad this place is gone! Now I can stand up and say Dundalk is a pinnacle of beauty and manlove once again!!!

RIck said: "I grew up here when it was Gus's, It had its problems, more fighting then anything, BUT! The appearance of the club was never trashy like this. The owner back then always kept 'Gus's looking good, clean, and for the most part, there was no trouble, back then we just like fist fighting, go to the hospital, get patched up, and then have a beer together and listen to good old Rockin_Roll, no weapons, we wasn't cowards. I hope they do something with this awful looking site, someone buy it, and make a respectful rockin_roll_club, with the neighborhood as first propriety to get the respect. But we need rock_n__roll_back here. If I had the money, I would show what I mean! The bottom line is, They ruined a place of my young years, a place I had so much of a great time. Now look at it, it should be condemned"

RICK!!! IS THAT YOU?!?! Hey man it me!! James! How ya been?

always a trashy bar..was never interested in the low classes that hung there...sorry..have more respect for myself than that..

I am 26 (just to put it out there before the angry illiterate guy starts calling people out on ages) I worked at the The Hole for almost a year... when I started I thought sooo highly of Chris he was very honest on my interview, he told me about his past and how he no longer participated in certain activities to avoid getting himself in trouble. After several months the bar was doing amazing and Chris began drinking heavily with the staff... everything went to crap from that day on... we had very ghetto rap shows with the most disrespectful customers majority of the bar staff threatened to quit. Then all the" raves" started it was a steady downward spiral I quit and have not been" allowed" in the bar since I guess they were afriad because I knew to much. I also worked with Tonto and he is 1 not a young punk and 2 he is not a thug. PS I love panteria!! Wait who is that again?? Must be new... but Pantera on the other hand did say.."im easily bothered by presistance" and it seems to me that rick may be the internet punk trash talkin a stranger who was simply putting his opinion out there... you know the saying im sure of it so I digress.

Ever since this place turned into the "Black Hole" it has seriously been a pit. I went once... because I heard it appealed to a younger crowd (I'm 22) and I swore to never go back. It was disgusting. I witnessed, clear as day, several patrons openly using drugs. Smoking drugs, huffing drugs, taking pills. The works. I can't believe it's taken them THIS long to crack down on the place. The place, as someone said above, was filthy. The young girls there were wearing hardly any clothing (I'm talking like. Bras and a tutu.) and there were tons of creepy older men gawking at them and YES, taking pictures--I'm glad I'm not the only one who saw that! When I went, there WERE underage girls there. They checked IDs at the door but if someone was under 21, they were still let in at an additional charge. I can't remember if I got a wristband for being 21 or not, but that really doesn't matter. It doesn't matter whether or not these younger people were buying drinks or not because there were people in the bathrooms selling them drugs. So everyone was intoxicated one way or another. The place was filthy. EVERYTHING WAS WET. I felt unclean and with everything going on around me, I couldn't wait to leave. I felt very very out of place. I've told everyone I know to never go there. I also agree that it's a real eyesore. Good riddance!!!

What amazes me that the Black Hole lasted as long as it did. The esthetics of the building - all black - was at the very least an eyesore to the surrounding homes.

How does a situation go this long and unnoticed by the powers that be, including the police department and the councilman's office?

A similar boiling cauldron over at Club Baltimore in Rosedale, culminated in a homicide and a police officer being sent to the hospital.

Judging by the responses this was not a top secret neighborhood nightclub.

Doug who owned it after Gus was a real good guy.He honestly would say where will these people go? Lost touch with Doug last time I saw it early July I thought it was burned Down didn't think it was open. Is there anywhere for kids to go in Dundalk anymore?

Kevin, it's not only young people searching for a place to go but older adults also.

With the economy struggling clubs are suffering also. The Bamboo House in Cockeysville was once of the hot spots for older adults. It's closed now.

An interesting report just released that hundreds of thousands of cable customers are dropping their service because they can't afford it.

Law school grads in Nevada are unable to find not only work as a attorneys but many can't find any work.

I think that trade schools will be in demand in the future as we gradually return to more of a manufacturing based economy.

Aubrey. yur bf sucked at his job then cuz I'm 17 nd was in tht club 2-4 times a week. nd never got searched. nd used random IDs every time tht clearly wasn't me.. as much as I liked being there. it did get out of hand. nd I stopped going.

Funny, not one of the charged persons were from Dundalk! And they say it's Dundalk??? WTF

@ laur it wasn't very long ago that I was there(you said you stopped going) I didn't judge anyone who went there I simply said its sad that there was so much destructive behavior there and that ist horrible that they allowed it for so long... Why enable young people to destroy themselves?

@ duke yes they did have wristbands for those over 21 and yes I said filth... I'm glad you noticed cus that night I seemed to be the only one who did

So why you are all worried about a club...

why dont you read some real news... and get off the backs of some peace loving kids trying to have a good time.

July 19, 2011|By Justin Fenton, The Baltimore Sun
A Baltimore City police officer was arrested and charged Tuesday with leading a heroin distribution operation, including allegations that he arranged drug transactions while on duty and met conspirators in the parking lot of his district station, records show.

The officer, Daniel G. Redd, 41, was taken into custody Tuesday at the Northwest District police station, officials said. Several law enforcement sources say Redd had been under suspicion for years, but within the past six months city police asked the FBI to investigate.

LOL 100 Cops busted 7 people. I am glad there wasn't any other crime in Dundalk that night.

Robert, yes the press reported 100 County cops, but this was a multi agency drug raid, County and Federal agencies. Dundalk was covered by normal routine patrol so don’t always believe what you read.

Justine, you answered your own question. Both examples involved drugs. One involved a city cop and the other a nightclub manager.

Why would the community be worried about a nightclub; because of the many issues that go with an operation like this in the middle of a residential area. I would think that that those who live in the city would also be concerned about a bad cop.

Peace loving kids looking for a good time! If you read the Sun and follow the number of homicides involving drugs you would understand the answer.

It is a little ironic that they bust these people for Marijuana at the same time the state legislature has set up a working group on how to make the stuff legal.

http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2011/08/17/md-workgroup-on-medical-marijuana-meets/

I would defer to Ms. Filipiak who knows better than any of us since she and her family live across the street from the club.

Keith, when I read the article I thought the same thing.

I hung out there back in the day when it was Gus' -, biker clientel, lots of fun, maybe a few fights but fun & loud. It's the county's fault for not throroughly investigating baldy & his wife before issuing either of them ANY permits. I'm sure the neighbors will be glad the place is closed as well as the po-po.

OMG... CTri. Didn't you learn from before with the other crap you were involved with. I am so disappointed in you. And Joyce, WTF? I sure hope you were not involved and was in the dark like before way back when. Early 90's. So sad.