![]() ![]() “Basically, the lots sat here untouched for the next 70 years.” “In the late 1930s, dirt was a commodity, so they bulldozed the dirt out of these two lots,” explains Mac Hopper, co-owner with Brad Barnett of the new restaurant and bar, located on Carolina Avenue just east of South Main. Thanks to Chef Andy Knight, salads, sandwiches, pizzas, and shared plates are exceptionally good, but it’s the respectful landscaping that makes the Watershed absolutely unique. To our left, a waterfall tumbles over Arkansas fieldstone to the yard below, where a rustic silo beckons us to come inside, like a welcomed arctic outpost promising fellowship and food. We watch the boxcars crawl by for a minute or two, and then spin around to see the hardscrabble outline of downtown warehouses and cottonwood trees, angled in odd ways to reach the sun. The steps behind Carolina Watershed nestle into the hillside, and on a winter weekend with temperatures in the teens, we race to the top to find the trains. Chef Andy Knight, also pictured, steers the Watershed’s appealing menu which includes the CW Club with house-smoked turkey and bacon, salads, pizzas, brunch, and late-night options. ![]() Inside, silos shape a circular bar where bartender Erin Simpson oversees cocktails, wine, and beer on tap. The ponds, along with cottonwoods, dogwoods, mimosas, and red maples, command the Watershed’s landscape in both winter and summer. The Carolina Watershed’s name reflects its downtown location (Carolina Avenue) and its unique site where two waterfalls - 12 and 14 feet high - maximize the property’s natural elevation. ![]()
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