I went to a bar Thursday night and had some trouble getting permission to take photos, so I left and hopefully can get back there down the road. I wasn’t in the mood to go to another bar, so I thought today I’d put up a post that would be a tribute to a place that I had a lot of fun at and have nice memories of: Sky Harber Steak House.
Sky Harbor shut down back in 2020 and it was sold and it was supposed to be a new business called High Harbor. There’s some information about that at the end of this post.
For now, let’s go back in time and celebrate the bar, restaurant and piano bar at Sky Harbor!
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SKY HARBOR OUTSIDE AND IN
Sky Harbor had a distinctive look like no other Peoria restaurant, inside and out.
The stone walls, the hanging chandeliers, the blue leather banquettes and the piano bar gave this place a unique and warm retro atmosphere. And of course I loved the Budweiser Trolley that hung over the bar.
What a unique and original Peoria restaurant and home for live music.
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THE KLUSENDORF’S
Daryl Klusendorf’s Dad started Sky Harbor decades ago and Daryl, Mrs. Klusendorf and his son Ryan kept the legacy alive.
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The Food
You can’t have a restaurant without tasty and delicious food and Sky Harbor had a wonderful menu and fabulous dinners.
Here’s just a sampling of some of the delicious dishes I sampled through the years!
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The Music
Sky Harbor was a friend to a lot of local musicians and one that stands out is Jimmy Binkley. A piano playing legend who played his last set at Sky Harbor.
In 2016 there was a tribute here at Sky Harbor for the legendary piano man and you can see that post by clicking here.
Thanks to all the wonderful musicians who played and entertained here through the years! You were all so entertaining and we appreciated the live music!
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The People
Sky Harbor was always filled with interesting people and here’s a small sampling of people that I met and hung out with through the years.
It was a favorite spot to stop at with my parents, pictured above.
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SKY HARBOR - FOR SALE
Back in 2020, Daryl put Sky Harbor up for sale. The Pandemic blew into town and it was time for Sky Harbor to shut the doors on this chapter of its life.
Daryl eventually sold the spot and you can watch Darryl and Mrs. Klu talk about it in this video.
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High Harbor Today
When it became High Harbor a few years ago, I tried to set up a meeting to do a blog there and it never happened.
I know they’ve had a few events here, but I haven’t heard of much happening lately. I don’t think they had an event happen since 2024 and they haven’t re-opened the building.
Last year I went and took a look around and took a few photos.
Everything looked exactly the same.
They haven’t replaced any of the signage and it looks exactly like it did the last time I was here a few years ago.
The doors have been covered in wood and you can’t see through the windows. I have no idea if there’s any plans to actually re-open this building.
Their facecrack page hasn’t been updated in over two years, so who knows what’s happening here. Time will tell I guess.
I’ll keep checking and will post an update if anything ever happens here.
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CHEERS
Cheers to Sky Harbor. The place may be gone, but I’m grateful for the memories!
Much love and happiness to the Klusendorf family!
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