The Maplewood design and review board approved designs for three new businesses Thursday evening: a luxury car dealership, a ‘breastaurant‘ and a microbrewery.
Representatives for the Jim Butler Maserati/Alfa Romeo dealership, to be next to the Mini Cooper dealership on S. Hanley Road, said the showroom is the main thing: “it’s the jewel box that holds the jewels.”
An architect for Twin Peaks breastaurants, which plans to take over the former Olive Garden in Maplewood Commons, said they look for buildings like this that they can rehab and reuse — keeping changes to a minimum. He said they’re basically transforming it from a Mediterranean looking building to a mountain lodge.
He said the current river rock on the exterior works perfectly for them. They hope to add a 60-seat patio if the city allows it, and a gas fire pit. Cyprus wood pillars, an awning and a large bronze elk statue will be added to the entrance. He said the tile roof will be replaced with green-colored steel and the company will reuse the tile on another building. Board member, Sean O’Gorman, called it a “reasonable reuse of the building.”
Matt Wolfe, of Wolfe Architecture and Design, presented the plan for Side Project Brewing’s proposed new brewery, at 7460 Manchester Road. It was most previously the Saint Louis Closet Company.
The stucco on the outside of the building is being removed and the bricks will be cleaned and tuck pointed. He said the front of building will be for retail and for “patrons to sit and enjoy their drinks,” and the back will be for the oak barrels for brewing the beer. Windows will be added to the building for a view of the barrels from the outside.
Cory King owns Side Project Brewing and also operates Side Project Cellar, at 7373 Marietta Avenue, with his wife Karen King. The Side Project Cellar is remaining.
See also: Side Project micro-brewery moving to Maplewood, Bottleworks to double capacity, add third shift
Do u have any old photos of Maplewood?
Doug, I’d like to know what Max means by “that” side of Maplewood. Is he characterizing businesses? Residents? I’d like to think that elitism in MRH (which is the most generous spin one can put on this) doesn’t extend past the comment of one poster. Perhaps he means “not his side.”
That said, if Maplewood is stuck with a “breastaurant”, at least it’s isolated by parking lots and a large road so that neighbors and families won’t have to contend with exposure unless they choose to eat there.
You call out Max, then continue on about the restaurant that will at least be isolated from neighbors and families. What do you think you would see if you sat in that parking lot? Naked people walking in and out? Lap dances? The women employed as wait staff wear more clothes than many I see at the mall. Twin Peaks is a business with a good reputation. You might look for an episode of “Undercover Boss” that aired on CBS about two years ago – very informative. I’m glad to see businesses interested in our communities.
Your response makes a lot of assumptions about my post. What is elitist about being happy that residents on all “sides” of Maplewood have a choice about exposure to a breastaurant? Were I to park in the lot, I would expect to see hard working people heading into work. I have no judgement about the socio-economic status of future patrons. I’m the mother of two boys and I’m trying to raise them not to view girls/women as objects. Places like this make it harder to do because by walking in, people are agreeing that it’s okay. When owners choose to call a restaurant Twin Peaks, when they refer to it as a breastaurant, and when chicken isn’t their promoted protein, then that’s where I do conclude that they are using the breasts of their female employees as a marketing ploy. I’m sure you’ll eat there and have great food. Enjoy your entree-sized portion of sexism.
“That side” is obviously the unhip, Wal-Mart side of town with all the chains in one place (i.e., a perfect spot for a tacky restaurant). It’s pretty simple to figure out if you’ve been around Maplewood much.
Well at least the breastaurant will be on ‘that’ side of Maplewood.
Great to see an exterior getting restored like at the micro-brew. I’d love to see what the Smith/Lee building looks like behind that metal cladding…
I am old enough to remember what the building looked like on Manchester. There were some really interesting ones on the strip. Too bad they were torn down in the name of progress.
Can u post photos?