It's a bar, it's a gallery, it's a cafe, it's an installation art space, it's probably going to become part of the Belltown circuit that should involve Roq La Rue, BLVD, and the Sculpture Park. It's the McLeod Residence.

Tonight is the public opening, but due to hot NYE party, the high-tech pedigree of the McLeod's (Buster McLeod is a Robot CoOp member), and the fact that the place grovels on the floor begging to be photographed there is already a lot of Flickr love. The fact that the photobooth uploads photos straight to Flickr doesn't hurt either. A billion online photographs won't answer the question "What is McLeod Residence?" though, and apparently neither will a few hundred blog posts and alt-weekly articles. When we had the chance to exchange a few words with Buster and Lele McLeod we got the impression that they really just wanted to make someplace to hang out. It's a social club, a new digital generation's answer to the Rainier Club several blocks south. We think. Here's Buster McLeod kind of introducing the McLeod Residence at the first Ignite Seattle event.

It's open to the public from 5-9pm tonight at 2209 2nd Avenue.

Image courtesy of Andy Smull.