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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
 Oh my, I had forgotten about that interior view of Schabers I posted years ago. What a beauty!
I believe the curved steps and mural are still in place. |
The steps are, but not the Einar Petersen (1885-1986) mural
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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
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"Schaber’s Cafeteria and Einar Petersen" from the Daily Mirror
1940s. Just look at that terrazzo sidewalk:
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"The Store of Happiness" ca 1940s:
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Before Schaber's was Figaro's it was a Carl's Jr for
years.
August 2014 as Cafe Figaro. So much of the beautiful ironwork went missing, inside and out:
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P.S.
I remembered Schaber's b/c I sent Figaro's a bunch of photos from back in the day. They said they had them printed up to give to customers.
Too bad they couldn't make a go of it.
The listing to sell the restaurant is
here
Here's the 1928 building permit. Charles F Plummer was the architect:
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For pix of other Charles F Plummer buildings click
HERE