A few photo’s of the Breaktime Lounge on Drouillard. These photos were sent my way yesterday from my Dad who caught this while cruising past.
Some of the metal cladding either came off or was removed. Not sure which, but underneath the old brick and tile became exposed.
I bet there are many beauties trapped under ugly metal cladding. Metal cladding was the stucco of the 1970’s. 🙂
Have a good weekend everyone, see you back here Monday. Big thanks to my Dad for stopping to grab a few shots of this place.
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It really does make you wonder what kinds of beauties are under all this garbage, doesn't it?
I still don't understand why places that have a place for a flag, don't fly a flag.
On a Droulliard related note: this place had a pretty signifignt fire the other day.
http://goo.gl/maps/M21TK
Hope she's alright.
What era does that tile and brick date back to I wonder?
Probably 1920s since that was the boom of the area. But if it was bit remodeled it would or could have been 1950s. Hard to tell without getting up close.
Andrew is right about metal siding being the stucco of the 1970s. It's why City Hall uses it so much...their thinking is mired in that ugly decade.
I may have had my first legal beer in that place, it used to be the Rex tavern back in the late 70's was still original then, later went on to other names Tricia's being one.
Was this the old East Windsor Tavern? Used to work at Ford's in the early 70s. Lunchtime was beer time and the many taverns along Drouillard always had tables full of beer waiting when the magic hour came. The blond brick and glazed tile facing were wonderful and inviting. What twisted aesthetic would cover it up with repellant sheet metal?
I did a little research and there was lot of tiling done in the 50's and 60's. It was referred to sometimes as modern architecture.
Actually, 1118 Drouillard Rd. I'm looking at the 1923 city directory, and am wondering if this was Dubensky Bros Hardware. Some handsome tile work.
Take it all off!
my brother worked there as a bouncer back in the 70's when it was called the REX he was saying they tried to improve the image abit by requiring men to remove their hats when they came in but i guess he was running all over the place trying to get these old piss tanks from Drouillard to take their hats off because alot of them wouldn't do it heheh!!
That must have been a window where the other bricks are above the tiles?