Residents along Lower Greenville Avenue have watched fire destroy some historic buildings in their neighborhood twice in the last decade. Arcadia Theater was completely burned to the ground, and a vacant lot is all the remains where it once stood. It burned in 2006.
Where the 1930s building in the 2800 block burned last year, there was hope that the façade would hold up while the debris was cleared. For months, the front was reinforced with metal supports to keep it from toppling.
The new Art Deco-style building is nearly complete - and more than 80 percent of the original 1931 cast-stone and brick façade was preserved according to landlord Jon duPerier of Greenville Landmark Venture. This week, the first of three restaurants opens in the new building.
Chris McGuinness, owner of Dodie's Cajun restaurant, plans a soft opening this week with family and friends. They expect to be fully operational next week. With a roof-top deck, his inside oyster-bar sign, and the bar that opens directly to the sidewalk patio, this will definitely be a hot spot you will want to put on your restaurant list.
Dodie's is no new comer to the area. They have a restaurant just a few blocks south on Greenville Ave. and some of the best cajun seafood in the metroplex.
Where the 1930s building in the 2800 block burned last year, there was hope that the façade would hold up while the debris was cleared. For months, the front was reinforced with metal supports to keep it from toppling.
The new Art Deco-style building is nearly complete - and more than 80 percent of the original 1931 cast-stone and brick façade was preserved according to landlord Jon duPerier of Greenville Landmark Venture. This week, the first of three restaurants opens in the new building.Chris McGuinness, owner of Dodie's Cajun restaurant, plans a soft opening this week with family and friends. They expect to be fully operational next week. With a roof-top deck, his inside oyster-bar sign, and the bar that opens directly to the sidewalk patio, this will definitely be a hot spot you will want to put on your restaurant list.Dodie's is no new comer to the area. They have a restaurant just a few blocks south on Greenville Ave. and some of the best cajun seafood in the metroplex.
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