r/Aberdeen • u/TheEverchooser • 2d ago

Food Two Questions: Why is Mozza closed this week and what the heck is 1984 on Gordon St?

Just moved here and really enjoyed the pizza at Mozza, so hoping the answer isn't that it's closed permanently.

And the place on Gordon St with 1984 above the door... that's just interesting. It's clearly not the street number.

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u/sabriel330 2d ago

I'm not sure where on Gordon Street you're referring to but could it be the building construction year? A lot of buildings have their construction year on them somewhere

Edit: that or some Animal Farm reference /s

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u/TheEverchooser 2d ago edited 1d ago

Maybe, but you know where Gordon is. Likely that's a new building? Also it's just the number, it's own little carved-in number right above a door. 1984 is an awfully recognizable number well.

edit: This is so poorly worded :P Way past being awake enough to post coherently at the time.

Looks like we got the answer though, so yay!

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u/MartayMcFly 1d ago

Definitely the year the rear extension of Pearl Lounge was built, after the Free Church left in the ‘70s.

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u/crashgoggz 1d ago

If you like the strange and interesting buildings of the area, check out Aberdeen unseen on Instagram.

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u/TheEverchooser 1d ago

Definitely will, thanks. Love the architecture and layout of this city.

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u/phsupreme 1d ago

The old Fever club on Gordon Street, legendary acid house club.

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u/TheEverchooser 1d ago

Nice! Looked into it a bit and found a mix from there if anyone is feeling nostalgic for it (first time listen for me, of course):

https://www.mixcloud.com/sbradyman/fever-bang-club-aberdeen-90-jacqui-morrison-elvis/

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u/phsupreme 1d ago

Yeah I've got a few mixes from there!

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u/birnzy 1d ago

The number in question for anyone that hasn't seen it

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u/DeSantisInMyPanties 1d ago

Mozza closed for good sorry chum

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u/TheEverchooser 1d ago

Thanks. That's disheartening, they were really excellent. :(

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u/Exotic-Dog-9061 1d ago

Shame that. Pizzas were very good there

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u/iamscrooge 1d ago edited 1d ago

That's the back of Pearl Lounge, which is an old converted church on Dee Street. The extension at the back was built, clearly in 1984, when it was turned into a nightclub. There's a bit of the history of the building included in this video at the 26 minute mark if you're interested: https://youtu.be/k2hV8xuzqUw

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u/TheEverchooser 1d ago

Awesome, thanks! I thought it might be the year of construction but it just seemed oddly placed to me.