The Observation Deck

Many of you will remember when a wall collapsed April 26, 2014 on Detroit and Hopkins.
Story here: http://lakewoodobserver.com/forum/viewt ... ant#p90139


One of the nicest and most unqiue buildings in Lakewood suffered major tuck pointing failure, and the white terracotta face and crown around the building had fallen off.




Owners of the beautiful building Tina and Angelo Skantzos owners of the building and the historic Shore Restaurant promised they would restore it to it pristine condition.

Then a call went out for missing pieces. Many souvenir hunters had grabbed piece of the historic building, and they wanted them to recast the plaster.
Story here: http://lakewoodobserver.com/forum/viewt ... ant#p91166


The call went out and the community responded bring back the missing pieces. Promising, they could have them when the recasting was done.


Slowly it came together over many months.

Then they got the pieces cast, and found a company that can handle the restoration. And they started.


Tina and Angelo Skantzos, owners of the historic Shore Restaurant, and the building it is in, want to make sure everyone knows the Shore is open along
with all of the other businesses on the block. The front of the building should be completely repaired and ready for unveiling in a couple more months.
All of Lakewood thanks you for saving it!

Friday afternoon, the scaffolding was removed and the work was done. Returned to its former glory, the craftsman ship was amazing. Raely can you see where they blended new and old. Aging the new, cleaning the old, it has come together perfectly!


Just amazing!









Stop by the shore for lunch or breakfast, check out the craftsmanship on the building, and stop in and thank Tina and Angelo for saving a historic structure in Lakewood.

The easier and cheaper way to do it would have been regularly roof, cover up the broken terracotta, but that was never an option for Tina and Angelo. The Skantos family has been living and working in Lakewood for as long as I came remember. And the Shore was always one of those legendary places where Lakewood various cliches melt into each other over and old style dinner breakfast, lunch or dinner. They wanted to save the Shore, the history and the neighborhood.

Thank you, you make me proud.

Not sure how much RNC traffic they will get, but if the convention goers were smart, they would start everyday at The Shore.

Presidential Candidate Donald Trump, you are staying in Lakewood, start the day at The Shore.

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This is really nice to see the restoration in all it's glory. Too often owners take short cuts to the finish line. Not this building though!

It's also nice to see that 5 out of the 6 storefronts occupied (unless I'm mistaken about the far eastern store front). It appears all the businesses weathered this storm and are better for it.

Thank you to the Skantzos's for doing such a fine job.

Great to hear this!

Will Shore count as one of Colin McEwan's "new businesses" opened in Lakewood under the Summers Regime?

Michael Deneen wrote:Great to hear this!

Will Shore count as one of Colin McEwan's "new businesses" opened in Lakewood under the Summers Regime?

Really?


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Well, it is NEW! That seems to be the criteria.

Question/opinion...

I would think that if the business did not change hands (renovation) it would not be considered new.

If a business, like the pizza shop on Madison, changes hands then the new business, under the new name, would be considered new. Otherwise the alternative would be that the family grew old and closed leaving a vacant storefront. Because it transitioned into a new business, it should be considered new but never actually went vacant.

Corey--- Run that by me again???

Does every single thread have to go this way?

Congratulations, and THANK YOU to Tina and Angelo Skantzos for going the extra mile, for keeping up Lakewood's character, for keeping your business going through the construction.

Thanks Mike-- I was just so happy yesterday when I saw the scaffolding removed and that brand spanking new/old facade back up there.

Let's just enjoy it (and get yerself a scrumptious breakfast!)

Stan

I had the opportunity last year to speak with Angelo for a few minutes. He is really a great guy. Glad to see the restoration is done. It looks great!