Chumley's Closed, Possibly Forever
Yesterday I wrote about Chumley's being on the edge of oblivion. This follows a wall collapse inside the landmark saloon. The press today was pretty much in agreement that the future of the bar is uncertain, but it does not look good.
What is a drag is that this didn't need to happen. The owner of the bar put in a building request, but went ahead and started working on the building without the city giving the OK papers. So now the owner has 3 violations, and the whole building is shutdown. If the inspectors find that the building can't be shored up and saved (this thing dates to 1830!) then it will probably get knocked down.
Any other landmarks near there that are also in danger?
| By Kevin Fitzpatrick | Permalink 
