yesterday
The door looks to be the original antique, albeit with a new green paint job.
photo: Paul Rush NYC walks
A peek inside the building revealed that the work is coming along slowly. The fireplace is in place, but otherwise it still looks like a hollow cinderblock, not yet the warm and cluttered old joint that collapsed in 2007.
The guy supervising the work didn't know when it would reopen. These days, the new neighbors are trying to stop Chumley's from coming back, saying they don't want the noise from this historic literary landmark.
Maybe the new Chumley's can "86" all the loudmouths and keep the place as peaceful as it used to be:
P.S. The back door has also been re-installed--you can see it through the wide-open windows of the opulent, high-security townhouse next door.
I really wonder if Chumley's will ever be the same ... if and when it ever reopens.
ReplyDeleteI think this is wonderful. I too peaked in a few weeks ago and although a shell it was exciting to see them working hard.
ReplyDeleteI feel chumleys WILL be the same. Same owners who are going to painstakingly restore the interior. It will just be alot cleaner ! :)
Its been too long. Cant wait to go back.
With everything going wrong in this city this is a beautiful thing