It's sad to see a door with such good bones in such rough shape. This is the old entrance to a recently closed and abandoned Italian restaurant here in Austin. I still think with a decent paint job and some new mid-century door hardware, you could bring this baby back to life.
I just hope it doesn't end up in a dumpster because the next owner can't see the beauty in it. If it does, you might find me in a dumpster outside of an old Italian restaurant.
I wonder if you could find the owner's name on the tax rolls and ask if the door could be bought. I bet you could make quite a profit reselling it.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea. But more because, if it's replaced by a door's that pretty, I could use a new backdoor. And I actually tried to find the owner through property records, but in true commercial real estate fashion, it's a company, owned by another company, owned by another company. None of which have websites or reliable contact info. Sadly I think this door is going to stay stuck on a building that, due to its location, will probably be torn down to build a larger mixed-use building.
DeleteIs(was)this Romeo's? Sad that I'd recognize it by this photo
ReplyDeletealone...equally sad they closed down. Food was OK. Was just in the area yesterday and a new pizzeria is taking over the location, I think. I doubt they'd sell the door...but who knows?
Yep, Romeo's. Or what was Romeo's.
DeleteAs long as the door doesn't end up in the dumpster, I'm happy. And the circle motif would be perfect for a pizza place, so hopefully they'll keep it.