The 700 South Broadway building which houses BB's was known as Phil's Hotel as late as 1969, and has a colorful past. We're a new company that's been around for a long time. We're brimming with enthusiasm. We're stoked about our staff, our City's music and culture, the food, the drinks, the artworks, the memorabilia, and the whole overall operation.hall, merchantile, millinery, transient hotel, bar, diner, and a House of Ill Repute with 37 rooms between its 2nd and 3rd floors. - Mark O'Shaughnessy Best Blues Club 2007 :: Riverfront Times