In the pavement before the entrance a local bookstore, not many people notice the words Beef Eaters inlaid in the stone. This building used to be the home to a restaurant called Beef Eaters and it was a place I dined several times many, many years ago. When I first moved to Phoenix I went to work for the Continental Bank (long gone) and the chairman of that bank used to hold all the bank's special events and celebrations here. It was one of those dark wood paneled, leather booth kind of places that specialized in prime rib. You might say it was very masculine, the perfect place for a bunch of bankers.
It's all new now but, every time I go to the book store, I look down to see if the Beef Eaters sign is still there.
It's cool that they've been able to put the building to use and it still looks really nice. I like the fact that they left the old Beef Eaters sign in the pavement!
ReplyDeleteI though it was going to be something British & male. Glad they saved the sign, Sharon!
ReplyDeleteLove that the pavement sign is still there Sharon, though as you say probably not many look down to see it. A 'bunch of beef eating bankers' popped into my head after reading your words 😉
ReplyDeleteA better use of the building if you ask me.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great story, Sharon. You're probably one of the few who can relate to the old name. Most people probably don't even see it and if they did would wonder about it. What does that mean. :)
ReplyDeleteI, too, ate at Beef Eaters often back in the day. Perhaps we were there at the same time. I haven't been to Phoenix in a long time but I have been in that Changing Hands bookstore and eaten at Southern Rail.
ReplyDeleteIt's good they kept the mat and hopefully the bookshop gets alot of business.
ReplyDeleteYou're so right about those masculine sorts of places. Nice to see it's given way to an interesting assortment of shops.
ReplyDeleteI miss so much the "Changing Hands Bookstore" and never miss to visit it once a year when I come.
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