Was. The Ale House got bulldozed to make room for "parking" for the properties including the Border's bookstore.
That 100 year old home (which became a 2 story bar/live music venue) wasn't even owned by that agency when they were showing diagrams to prospective tenants including that land.
They had the best split pea soup, if that's where I'm thinking of - or maybe it was the little bistro-type place across Alabama, caddy-cornered. I think maybe it was. Excellent onion soup, too, with all the cheese and croutons. *sigh*